Bianchi fulfilled his mission

Tuesday and Wednesday, Jules Bianchi completed two days of testing on the Jerez de la Frontera track in Spain. At the wheel of the Ferrari F60, the Frenchman, initially impressed, quickly focused on his work.

Published on 03/12/2009 à 10:35

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Bianchi fulfilled his mission

Wednesday evening in Jerez, Jules Bianchi has just completed his two days of testing at the wheel of the Ferrari F60, the same one that Kimi Räikkönen, Felipe Massa, Luca Badoer and Giancarlo Fisichella drove throughout the season in the World Championship. F1. Impressed before getting behind the wheel of the car struck by the Prancing Horse, the Frenchman quickly focused on the work at hand.

« I am very happy, even if at first my heart was beating hard. I couldn?t believe I was going to sit in the cockpit of a Ferrari “, declared Bianchi. “ It?s impossible to describe what it?s like to be a member of the Scuderia even if it?s just for 48 hours. »

On the first day, the winner of the F3 Euro Series set about testing new parts for next season before running in race configuration with plenty of fuel on Wednesday. The Habs thus achieved the fifth fastest time on Tuesday before lifting their F60 to ninth position the next day. “ I know I wasn't particularly fast but running in a race configuration allowed me to learn a lot », he continued.

« Driving with a lot of weight helped me understand what awaited me next season: my main objective is to win in GP2 even if I will not soon forget this experience and the preparation required to be part of the world of Formula 1. »

Thursday, Jules Bianchi leaves the F60 seat to the top three in the Italian F3 championship: Daniel Zampieri, Marco Zipoli and Pablo Sanchez Lopez. “ I would advise them not to try to find the limit straight away but to let themselves be guided by the team. », even blurted out Bianchi by way of conclusion.

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