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The British-based team said in a statement that Bell, who
also served as principal of the Renault F1 team in a long career
in the sport that includes a stint at McLaren, would be
assisting them for the season.
"Bob will act as a technical consultant, applying his
considerable industry experience supporting and advising Manor’s
senior management as they rebuild the team and formulate an
ambitious long term plan," the team said.
Luca Furbatto, the former Toro Rosso chief designer, has joined
in a similar role while Gianluca Pisanello has been hired as
chief engineer following the demise of Caterham.
Bell resigned as Mercedes technical director in December 2013
and formally left the team last year.
Ferrari-powered Marussia ended the 2014 season in ninth place
overall, after scoring their first ever points, but went into
administration and missed the last three races before returning
under new ownership.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Tony Jimenez)
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