Again in 2014, a decided drive from burgeoning expertise Jules Bianchi across the streets of Monte Carlo earned the Frenchman and backmarkers Marussia their first-ever factors in F1. It might show to be a very poignant end result for driver and workforce, with Bianchi tragically passing away simply over a yr later, following an accident on the Japanese Grand Prix precisely 10 years in the past at this time. We sat down along with his former workforce mate, Max Chilton, to go behind-the-scenes of that Monaco weekend and mirror on Bianchi’s legacy within the sport.
Chilton and Bianchi’s motorsport paths crossed lengthy earlier than their time collectively at Marussia, with their journeys to single-seaters and ultimately F1 beginning like many others: pounding round kart tracks throughout Europe and making an attempt to make an impression.
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