Alexander Rossi has admitted that he was "very, very close" to abandoning his pursuit of a Formula 1 future last year in favor of a Dale Coyne Racing IndyCar drive. The 23-year old, who is currently second in the GP2 Series, competed in five grand prix this year for Manor in place of Roberto Merhi, becoming the first American to race in F1 since Scott Speed in 2007. But he almost threw in the towel to pursue an IndyCar career following a tough 2014 featuring financial problems at the Caterham and Marussia F1 teams that he was affiliated with, and an early end to an uncompetitive GP2 campaign. "It was a very, very challenging 2014," said Rossi. "The last four months...
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