Jules Bianchi never ceases to delight Marussia

It's flawless. Jules Bianchi, recruited at the last minute before the start of the season F1 by Marussia, never ceases to delight his team. Just like in Australia, the Frenchman played his role fully in Malaysia by beating his teammate Max Chilton and the two rival Caterham cars as well. during qualifying which during the race. At the end of the 56 laps of the event, the Niçois took 13th place, two positions better than during his very first Grand Prix, a week before in Melbourne. This good result, ahead of the Caterhams who were racing at home, allows the Russian team based in England to reach 10th and very lucrative place in the Manufacturers' ranking.

“Clearly I am delighted to finish 13th today, after my 15th place in my first race last weekend”, comments the Frenchman. “It wasn't an easy day, especially since we made life complicated with an average start and start to the race, which really undermined my first part of the Grand Prix. The lap times were going down at the end of the first stint but stuck behind the Caterhams I couldn't do much.", remembers the pilot of the MR02. ?After 18 laps I was able to pass in front and I was satisfied with the progress made. It was nice to be able to contain Maldonado and maintain the gap for so long. It shows we have the car to fight with them in the future. There are things to learn and improvements to make after today?s race and the weekend in general, but we have already made a lot of progress since Melbourne and we need to keep moving forward?, concludes Jules Bianchi.

“Jules did a good job again and his 13th place is more than welcome at this time of the season”, underlines for his part John Booth, the Team Principal of Marussia.

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