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Rio Haryanto says he is disappointed to be heading into F1s summer break without knowing whether he will return to the grid in the second half of the year.Haryanto signed a contract to race with Manor for the entire season but his funding only stretched as far as the Hungarian Grand Prix, meaning his seat is now at risk if he cannot raise the money to pay for the remaining nine rounds. Speaking at the German Grand Prix, the Indonesian said he is disappointed to have reached this stage of the season without knowing for certain if he will finish his debut year.Its going to be quite a busy summer break for me, he said. We need to find some support from some sponsors and my management are working very hard. We are going to have a few meetings over the next couple of weeks and hopefully there is some good news coming up.Im a bit disappointed because it is not easy to still have doubt over what will happen in the future. Sometimes you are not always going to have good days and sometimes you have bad days, so it is what it is. I believe in my management and they are working very hard to secure the seat for me for the whole season.Haryanto said he had received plenty of support from fans in his native Indonesia, but admits that will not be enough to ensure his F1 career extends beyond the summer break.My aim was always to be able to finish the whole season and given the support from the fans at home in Indonesia -- they have really been supporting me -- but when it comes to financial support, I dont think they could have done anything else. I will be disappointed if I cant come back.If Haryanto does not secure the funding to race for the second half of the year, Esteban Ocon and Stoffel Vandoorne are among the drivers rumoured to be in line for his seat. 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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Michael Phelps wants to dive into Silicon Valleys investment opportunities as he tries to make the transition from Olympic swimming star and product pitchman to entrepreneur.I would love to get involved, whether its in a couple little startups here and there, take a little risk, have some fun and see where it goes, Phelps said in an interview during a recent visit to San Jose, California, while appearing at Intuits QuickBooks software conference.For now, Phelps isnt providing any details about what he is going to do, though he says he has been getting advice from venture capitalists and other experienced investors in Silicon Valley startups.Getting into tech investing would be a new direction for Phelps, whose business experience to date consists mostly of his own line of swimwear and endorsement deals with the likes of Under Armour, Visa and Wheaties.These and other big brands have paid him an estimated $75 million during his career. Thats far more than the $1.65 million that he received from the U.S. Olympic Committee and Speedo for winning a record 28 medals, including 23 golds, in five Olympics. Hes still promoting products; he is currently doing commercials for computer chipmaker Intel in a campaign that began in October.Whatever he does next, Phelps isnt ready to start his own investment fund, like retired Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant did earlier this year with entrepreneur Jeff Stibel. And if Phelps has ideas for founding a startup of his own, hes keeping them to himself.Making the leap from pitchman to businessman wont be easy, said David Carter, executive ddirector of the University of Southern Californias Marshall Sports Business Institute.dddddddddddd Athletes come and go and many talk a big game, but they dont follow through, he said. Phelps is really going to have commit to learning about business and demonstrate his seriousness about it.Other celebrities have ventured into the tech industry in search of riches, with decidedly mixed results.Notable successes include rapper and record producer Dr. Dre, who was part of the founding team that sold Beats to Apple for $3 billion 2014. Actor Ashton Kutcher co-founded an investment fund in 2010 that made early investments in startups such as the ride-hailing service Uber, the home rental-service Airbnb and the music streaming service Spotify. The funds value had soared to $250 million from $30 million, based on a review of its books earlier this year by Forbes magazine.Among the flops: HJR Capital, a tech-investment firm that collapsed in 2009, a decade after former San Francisco 49er lineman Harris Barton founded it and later enticed ex-teammates Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott to join him. In Rhode Island, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling started a video game company that went bankrupt in 2012.Phelps is exploring ways to expand his business ventures beyond a line of swimwear and other clothing bearing his MP logo. Other products are in the pipeline for next year, though he wont say what.I am getting my feet wet, Phelps said with a grin. 2017 will be a big year. ' ' '