REIGATE'S Max Chilton is rumoured to be inline to compete in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - but for Caterham, not Marussia.
The Surrey man has been part of Marussia's Formula 1 set up for the last two seasons but missed the races in Austin, Texas, and Brazil after the team went into administration.
Another team, Caterham, also went into administration the same week and motorsport supremo Bernie Ecclestone
has warned the pair that unless they compete in this weekend's United Arab Emirates-based race they may lose their spot for 2015.
While it was announced last week that Marussia has ceased trading and laid off staff, Caterham and their administrators have worked hard to raised the funds they need to get the team back up and running in time for Abu Dhabi.
It is still possible an cash injection may save Marussia but the team is thought to have missed the deadline to ship its freight to Abu Dhabi.
That leaves Chilton, the well-backed 23-year-old, without a seat and Caterham, who lost Marcus Ericsson to Sauber, with a spare car.
And with Caterham narrowly missing its crowdfunding target, administrator Finbarr O'Connell has suggested the deficit could be made up by a driver's backers.
"There's a variety of contracts but this particular one is with one of the drivers we've been talking to," he said.
