Max Chilton has officially been confirmed as Marussia's racing driver
for the 2014 season. Team President and Sporting Director Graeme Lowdon
officially announced the 22 year old as the team's racing driver for
the upcoming season at the Autosport International Show in Birmingham.
Marussia's
official statement about the Brit's confirmation came one day after the
FIA released the entry list for this year's F1 World Championship. All
teams and drivers are listed, with Chilton being the lastest driver
added on the sheet and Caterham the only team yet to confirm its full
driver line-up.
Chilton, who scored his best result (14th) in Formula 1 at the Monaco
Grand Prix in 2013 will once again race alongside Frenchman Jules
Bianchi at the Anglo-Russian team.
"I am really happy
to be continuing with the Marussia F1 Team into a second season, the
Surrey-born 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."
Graeme Lowdon, Marussia Team President and
Sporting Director commented: “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."
John
Booth, Marussia F1 Team Principal 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."
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2024 F1 Championship Standings (as of March 24)
P | Driver | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 51 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 47 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 46 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 40 |
5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 28 |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 27 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 18 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 16 |
9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 |
10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 8 |
11 | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 6 |
12 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 6 |
13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 3 |
14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1 |
15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 0 |
16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 0 |
17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 0 |
18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 0 |
19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 0 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
21 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 97 |
Poles: 3 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 2 | ||
2 | Scuderia Ferrari | 93 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | McLaren F1 Team | 55 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
4 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 26 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 25 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 6 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 4 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Williams Racing | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of March 24)
P | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing | 60 |
2 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 42 |
3 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | 39 |
4 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 37 |
5 | Pedro Acosta | GASGAS Tech3 | 28 |
6 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | 27 |
7 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 25 |
8 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | 19 |
9 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM | 16 |
10 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 15 |
11 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 15 |
12 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 13 |
13 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 12 |
14 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | 8 |
15 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | 7 |
16 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 5 |
17 | Augusto Fernandez | GASGAS Tech3 | 5 |
18 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 3 |
19 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 2 |
20 | Franco Morbidelli | Pramac Racing | 0 |
21 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | 0 |
22 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 76 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
2 | Prima Pramac Racing | 60 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 58 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
4 | Aprilia Racing | 44 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 40 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | 33 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 27 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 18 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | Trackhouse Racing | 8 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Repsol Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
11 | LCR Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |