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Formula 1
F1: Chilton Lands Marussia Race Seat
Marussia reserve Max Chilton has been promoted to the role of race driver for next season...
Max Chilton was Marussia's official reserve for the last six races of 2012. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
Marussia has finally confirmed the not unexpected news that Briton Max Chilton will partner with Timo Glock in 2013.
Chilton impressed in GP2 this season, winning two feature races and finishing fourth in the championship. He drove for the team in FP1 in Abu Dhabi, and was its official reserve for the last six races.
The 21-year-old will be Glock’s fourth teammate in four years after Lucas di Grassi, Jerome D’Ambrosio and Charles Pic.
“It comes at the end of what has been a fantastic year for me,” said Chilton. “And those steps – my GP2 pole positions and wins, my performances in the F1 Young Driver Test and in FP1 at Abu Dhabi – have given everyone the confidence in my ability to compete at the highest level of motor sport.
“I am very fortunate to have spent the last six races with the Marussia F1 Team as Reserve Driver, which means that instead of a standing start, I am already up to speed and at ease with the people, the culture, the systems and, of course, the 2012 package.
“During the period since the Japanese Grand Prix, I have watched at very close quarters the incredible commitment and determination to succeed that saw everyone in the team pushing until the very last race. I feel very lucky to be able to embark on my F1 racing career with this group of people.”
Team principal John Booth said: “We have spent a significant amount of time evaluating his performances during 2012, both in our own car in a testing situation and also from the pit wall as we monitored his progress alongside the other members of our junior talent pool during Grand Prix support races.
“We felt confident enough in his ability and potential to appoint him to the role of Reserve Driver in September, and since that time his development has been rapid in all aspects. First and foremost, he has shown himself to be extremely capable in the car.
“Most recently, in Abu Dhabi, he was put to the test in a competitive environment which included providing him with an opportunity to demonstrate his outright pace and consistency over a single lap. We saw just how much he has progressed even since the Silverstone test in the summer and through the succession of GP2 races thereafter, when he achieved two pole positions and two race wins.
“Not only that, Max very quickly embedded himself within the team, thanks in no small part to the fact that he is a lively and affable character who we’ve enjoyed having around. Having been integral to our race weekend engineering environment for the past three months already – as well as having undertaken a significant part of our simulator program – Max has already found his feet.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
Chilton impressed in GP2 this season, winning two feature races and finishing fourth in the championship. He drove for the team in FP1 in Abu Dhabi, and was its official reserve for the last six races.
The 21-year-old will be Glock’s fourth teammate in four years after Lucas di Grassi, Jerome D’Ambrosio and Charles Pic.
“It comes at the end of what has been a fantastic year for me,” said Chilton. “And those steps – my GP2 pole positions and wins, my performances in the F1 Young Driver Test and in FP1 at Abu Dhabi – have given everyone the confidence in my ability to compete at the highest level of motor sport.
“I am very fortunate to have spent the last six races with the Marussia F1 Team as Reserve Driver, which means that instead of a standing start, I am already up to speed and at ease with the people, the culture, the systems and, of course, the 2012 package.
“During the period since the Japanese Grand Prix, I have watched at very close quarters the incredible commitment and determination to succeed that saw everyone in the team pushing until the very last race. I feel very lucky to be able to embark on my F1 racing career with this group of people.”
Team principal John Booth said: “We have spent a significant amount of time evaluating his performances during 2012, both in our own car in a testing situation and also from the pit wall as we monitored his progress alongside the other members of our junior talent pool during Grand Prix support races.
“We felt confident enough in his ability and potential to appoint him to the role of Reserve Driver in September, and since that time his development has been rapid in all aspects. First and foremost, he has shown himself to be extremely capable in the car.
“Most recently, in Abu Dhabi, he was put to the test in a competitive environment which included providing him with an opportunity to demonstrate his outright pace and consistency over a single lap. We saw just how much he has progressed even since the Silverstone test in the summer and through the succession of GP2 races thereafter, when he achieved two pole positions and two race wins.
“Not only that, Max very quickly embedded himself within the team, thanks in no small part to the fact that he is a lively and affable character who we’ve enjoyed having around. Having been integral to our race weekend engineering environment for the past three months already – as well as having undertaken a significant part of our simulator program – Max has already found his feet.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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