Sunday: Chilton finishes again, Bianchi collides with Sutil at Marussia
Mixed fortunes for the Marussia drivers: while Max Chilton continues his streak of consecutive finishes and helps Marussia secure 10th place in the constructors' standings, Jules Bianchi, on the other hand, was unable to properly defend his chances after the collision with Adrian Sutil.
Max Chilton – 13th
After an average start, the driver with number 4 was able, thanks to good tire management and the safety car, to get the better of the Caterhams: « I didn’t get off to a very good start, but over the course of the race, I managed to manage the tires well while having a good battle with the Caterhams. The safety car helped us because I don’t think we had as much fuel to save as the others once we were back in the leader’s lap. »
For the Brit, the satisfactions are both personal and collective: « Overall, it’s great to leave Bahrain with the 13th place and having finished every race of my F1 career so far: 22 out of 22 now! The most important thing: it’s a great feeling to reclaim 10th position in the constructors’ standings. Looking forward to China! »
Jules Bianchi – 16th
On the French side, the race had started well, and he was even fighting with Adrian Sutil’s Sauber: « I am really disappointed after another difficult race for me: the third in a row. I had a good start and gained 3 places by the end of the first lap. I really had a good first stint, I enjoyed my battle with Sutil. »
But as I tried to overtake him, the Grand Prix took a disastrous turn: « I was lucky to get ahead of him and was slightly in front at turn 1, but he turned into me and I hit him, which punctured my left rear tire. I went into the pits, but after that, the car was never the same and we could see that the floor was damaged, causing a loss of downforce and making the car difficult to drive. »
