Jules Bianchi proved himself in Jerez

Jules Bianchi took advantage of his test session in Jerez to place the Force India VJM06 at the forefront and showcase himself. The Frenchman seems delighted with the performance of the new car which he hopes to drive full-time this year.

Published on 09/02/2013 à 10:52

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Jules Bianchi impressed the Jerez paddock by setting the third time of the test week (1'18"175) taking advantage of a stint on soft tires. The pilot of the Ferrari Driver Academy took little time to get its bearings on the VJM06 with which it played part of the last session, completing 56 laps. The Frenchman, expected to be made official at Force India, was keen to achieve a good performance even if the priority was the development of the new car.

“My first experience behind the wheel of the new car is very positive and it is definitely an improvement on last year’s car”, commented Jules Bianchi at the end of testing where he handed over the wheel to Paul di Resta for the final hours. “I spent most of the time on the track with the medium tires, but I had an opportunity to put the softs on and those tires offered a lot of grip, which I didn't mind. It was also good to be able to do long stints so I could feel the car when it had a lot of fuel on it, it was a good experience. I'm happy that the team called on me this week and I'm happy with today. »

Jerez test results:

1/ Felipe Massa? Ferrari? 1'17"789? 227 rounds
2/ Kimi Räikkönen? Lotus? 1'18"148? 123 rounds
3/ Jules Bianchi? Force India? 1'18"175? 56 rounds
4/ Romain Grosjean ? Lotus? 1'18"218 ? 149 rounds
5/ Sebastian Vettel ? Red Bull ? 1'18"565? 198 rounds
6/ Esteban Gutiérrez? Sauber? 1'18"669? 252 rounds
7/ Jean-Eric Vergne? Toro Rosso ? 1'18"760? 177 rounds
8/ Nico Rosberg? Mercedes ? 1'18"766? 162 rounds
9/ Jenson Button? McLaren ? 1'18"861? 120 rounds
10 / Lewis Hamilton ? Mercedes? 1'18"905? 160 rounds
11/ Sergio Pérez? McLaren? 1'18"944? 179 rounds
12/ Paul di Resta? Force India? 1’19”003? 240 rounds
13 / Daniel Ricciardo ? Toro Rosso? 1'19"134? 153 rounds
14/ James Rossiter? Force India? 1'19"303 ? 61 rounds
15/ Mark Webber? Red Bull ? 1’19”338? 174 rounds
16 / Nico Hulkenberg ? Sauber? 1'19"502? 178 rounds
17 / Valtteri Bottas ? Williams ? 1'19"851? 178 rounds
18/ Pedro de la Rosa? Ferrari? 1’20”316? 51 rounds
19/ Pastor Maldonado? Williams? 1'20"864? 155 rounds
20/ Charles Pic? Caterham? 1'21"105? 166 rounds
21/ Luiz Razia? Marussia? 1’21”226? 113 rounds
22/ Max Chilton? Marussia? 1’21”269? 107 rounds
23/ Giedo van der Garde? Caterham? 1’21”311? 152 rounds