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Lopez could consider F1 future
Aggrieved by the financial woes befalling many of the smaller teams, Gerard Lopez says he could review his place in F1 unless something is done.
Since purchasing the Lotus F1 team, Lopez has felt the financial pressure of competing in F1 while being constantly dogged by rumours of his team's pending demise.
With Marussia and Caterham recently going into administration, the financial problem facing the sport's smaller teams have been throw into the spotlight.
F1's smaller teams are now set to present a proposal to F1's owners CVC Capital Partners asking for a bigger share of the money that is handed to the teams.
Lopez has warned that if that doesn't happen, the sport could lose more teams....
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