 Complete the following phrase:  On 9 March 2015, the Manor Marussia team announced that Merhi would drive in the , alongside Britains Will Stevens. However, Marussia did not compete in Australia due to a technical problem. In the Malaysian Grand Prix Merhi competed in his first Formula One race despite problems to his teammate Stevens car. Merhi failed to set a lap time within 107 of the fastest time in Q1, but the race stewards allowed Merhi to start the race. Merhi finished in 15th place, 3 laps down on race winner Sebastian Vettel. In the 