16 March, 2013 Max Chilton Qualifying hour for the Australian Grand Prix really couldn’t have presented more challenging circumstances for the Marussia F1 Team driver line-up of Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton. They left the pitlane for their debut shoot-out with their MR02 cars shod in the Pirelli Extreme Wet tyre and took to a track that had been saturated by more than two hours of heavy rain. It was a true test of their mettle – one which they passed with flying colours. Dark clouds began looming just prior to the Free Practice 3 session. In the final hour of preparation for qualifying, both drivers completed installation laps and then Jules left the garage and was able to...
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