Rating the drivers for their performance in the 2014 edition of the Monaco Grand Prix 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | Ret | 6/10 Vettel appeared to lack the confidence of team-mate Ricciardo throughout most of the weekend, although he blamed his qualifying deficit down to an ERS problem in his RB10. He profited from a poor start from Ricciardo to move up to third but his race was done when he encountered another mechanical problem. 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault […]

Jules Bianchi and Marussia expressed their elation after finally scoring their maiden points in Formula 1. Bianchi finished the race in eighth place but was demoted to ninth following a five second penalty - it was nonetheless his and the team's maiden points in the sport. "Wow," said an emotional Bianchi. "What a race and what a result for the whole Team. I am just incredibly happy, but first of all I have to pay credit to everyone at the Marussia for making this possible. […]

Kamui Kobayashi revealed his unhappiness with Marussia's Jules Bianchi following the Monaco Grand Prix. Kobayashi had enjoyed a strong race but was passed by Bianchi into La Rascasse, with the duo making minor contact. While Bianchi went on to register Marussia's maiden Formula 1 points, Kobayashi struggled to 13th position. "Even though we finished in 13th I’m really not happy as I’m sure I’d have finished in the points if Bianchi hadn’t hit me when he forced his way past," he said. "The car was […]

Jules Bianchi will start from 21st on the grid after picking up a penalty ahead of today's Monaco Grand Prix. Bianchi qualified in 19th but Marussia has been forced to change his gearbox, triggering a five place drop. Bianchi will begin the 78 lap encounter from 21st as Marcus Ericsson must start from the pit lane following his error in qualifying, when he crashed and took Felipe Massa with him.

Max Chilton believes that Sauber is now within Marussia's sights following the Spanish Grand Prix. Chilton finished the race in 19th place, a few positions behind Sauber drivers Esteban Gutierrez and Adrian Sutil. "I’m really pleased that we’ve seen a good step forward here and we’ve been able to lift our performance versus the cars around us," he said. "We’ve definitely gained a really strong advantage on the Caterhams and the Saubers are now in our sights, so well done to the Team. On a […]

Kamui Kobayashi expressed his frustration after a quirk in the Formula 1 regulations meant he dropped a position at the Chinese Grand Prix. Kobayashi had been involved in a race long duel with Marussia's Jules Bianchi, which was settled in favour of the Caterham driver when Kobayashi passed the Frenchman into the hairpin on the final lap. But the race result was subsequently amended with the standings at the end of lap 54, rather than lap 56, leading to the overall classification. That meant Kobayashi's […]

Jules Bianchi says he has been encouraged by Marussia's improvements despite his difficult start to the 2014 season. Bianchi was unclassified in Australia while in Malaysia he received penalty points after colliding with Pastor Maldonado. In Bahrain, the French driver was handed a couple more penalty points after stewards deemed he was the guilty party when he made contact with the Sauber of Adrian Sutil. But Bianchi says he is lifted by Marussia's progress compared to last season. "I am hoping all my bad luck […]

Adrian Sutil hit out at Marussia's Jules Bianchi after the pair clashed twice within the space of one lap at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Sutil and Bianchi made contact at turn four before the Marussia driver dived down the inside of his German rival into turn one. The pair collided, with the resulting damage forcing Sutil to retire from the race. Bianchi was handed a drive through penalty and had his license endorsed with two penalty points, bringing his total up to four. "My race […]

Jules Bianchi reckons a lack of straight line speed hurt Marussia during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Bianchi qualified in 20th place for Sunday's race but was just a couple of tenths of a second down on Caterham's Kamui Kobayashi. "The car balance was pretty good today," he said. "We lost some time on the straight - 0.3s - which I thought we had got on top of and ultimately this cost us getting ahead of Kobayashi. It’s something we need to look at […]

Jules Bianchi is hoping that it'll be a case of 'third time lucky' at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix. The French driver has endured a challenging start to his second season in Formula 1 after a series of problems with his Marussia MR03. Bianchi was unclassified in Australia after a problem on the grid left him starting the race several laps down, while another mechanical woe ended his race prematurely in Malaysia but not before he picked up a couple of penalty points for causing […]

Marussia driver Jules Bianchi has stressed that he was unable to avoid making contact with Lotus's Pastor Maldonado at the start of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Bianchi was part of a group of cars racing towards the back of the field when he made contact with Maldonado under braking for turn four on the first lap. The French racer was slapped with a five second stop and go penalty, as well as having his racing license endorsed with two points. But Bianchi insists that his […]

Kevin Magnussen and Jules Bianchi have each been given two penalty points for transgressions during the Malaysian Grand Prix. Magnussen made contact with Kimi Raikkonen early on in the race, giving the Finn a puncture and ending the Ferrari driver's hope of a top 10 finish. Magnussen pitted for a damaged front wing and was also given a five second stop and go penalty. He recovered to ninth place. Bianchi made contact on the opening lap with Lotus's Pastor Maldonado and was also handed a […]