The Marussia F1 Team confirmed today (Saturday 11th January) that they will retain Max Chilton for the 2014 Formula 1 season.
The announcement was made on the F1 Racing stage at the Autosport International Show, held at the NEC in Birmingham.
Chilton had a difficult rookie campaign but showed improvement over the course of the year, cutting the deficit to his impressive team-mate Jules Bianchi.
He will partner the Frenchman once again, providing continuity in the Banbury-based outfit's driver line-up. The 22-year-old also broke a new record in 2013 after finishing every race in his rookie season.
"I am really happy to be continuing with the Marussia F1 Team into a second season," he said. "Continuity is important for the Team but also for me as a driver. You learn such a lot in your debut season, but the second year is when you can really pull all of those new experiences together and show your true potential.
"That has always been the case for me in the junior categories and I’ll be aiming for a similar step in my second year of F1 competition. I would like to thank the Marussia F1 Team for their continued faith and support. They are a great bunch of people who are extremely hard-working and ambitious and I can’t wait to embark on our 2014 season challenge together."
President and sporting director Graeme Lowdon was also in attendance at the Autosport International Show. Commenting on the news, he said: "We are delighted to announce Max directly to an audience of Formula 1 fans at the Autosport International Show today. Judging by the warm reaction we received at the Show, they felt it was well worth the wait to hear the news first hand and we at the Marussia F1 Team felt it was a fitting reward for the incredible support we receive from them.
"Keeping the fans at the heart of our sport is critical to its continued success. It was great to see Max and Jules developing during their debut season last year, rewarding our confidence in such a young but obviously talented line-up. I’m sure the fans are as excited as we are to see what our drivers can go on to achieve in their second season with us."
Team principal John Booth said: "We are pleased to confirm that Max will continue with the Team into the 2014 season. In view of next year’s regulation changes, continuity is key, so it is highly beneficial to our technical team that we retain the same driver line-up moving forward. Max had an impressive debut season last year and, of course, achieved a new rookie record for finishing all 19 races.
"He can be justifiably proud of the progress he made through the course of 2013. With our race driver line-up complete we can now focus all of our attentions on our 2014 car and moving the Marussia F1 Team to the next level. After our success in achieving 10th place in the Constructors’ Championship, we have set our sights on a bigger and better 2014 campaign."
He will use the permanent #4 for the remainder of his F1 career:
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Chilton had a difficult rookie campaign but showed improvement over the course of the year, cutting the deficit to his impressive team-mate Jules Bianchi.
He will partner the Frenchman once again, providing continuity in the Banbury-based outfit's driver line-up. The 22-year-old also broke a new record in 2013 after finishing every race in his rookie season.
"I am really happy to be continuing with the Marussia F1 Team into a second season," he said. "Continuity is important for the Team but also for me as a driver. You learn such a lot in your debut season, but the second year is when you can really pull all of those new experiences together and show your true potential.
"That has always been the case for me in the junior categories and I’ll be aiming for a similar step in my second year of F1 competition. I would like to thank the Marussia F1 Team for their continued faith and support. They are a great bunch of people who are extremely hard-working and ambitious and I can’t wait to embark on our 2014 season challenge together."
President and sporting director Graeme Lowdon was also in attendance at the Autosport International Show. Commenting on the news, he said: "We are delighted to announce Max directly to an audience of Formula 1 fans at the Autosport International Show today. Judging by the warm reaction we received at the Show, they felt it was well worth the wait to hear the news first hand and we at the Marussia F1 Team felt it was a fitting reward for the incredible support we receive from them.
"Keeping the fans at the heart of our sport is critical to its continued success. It was great to see Max and Jules developing during their debut season last year, rewarding our confidence in such a young but obviously talented line-up. I’m sure the fans are as excited as we are to see what our drivers can go on to achieve in their second season with us."
Team principal John Booth said: "We are pleased to confirm that Max will continue with the Team into the 2014 season. In view of next year’s regulation changes, continuity is key, so it is highly beneficial to our technical team that we retain the same driver line-up moving forward. Max had an impressive debut season last year and, of course, achieved a new rookie record for finishing all 19 races.
"He can be justifiably proud of the progress he made through the course of 2013. With our race driver line-up complete we can now focus all of our attentions on our 2014 car and moving the Marussia F1 Team to the next level. After our success in achieving 10th place in the Constructors’ Championship, we have set our sights on a bigger and better 2014 campaign."
He will use the permanent #4 for the remainder of his F1 career:
So next year I will be racing with number 4 on my car!
#M4X
— Max Chilton (@maxchilton) January 13, 2014
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