Marussia’s Charles Pic is hoping for a stronger end to this season, after ending the first part of this season on what he regards as a high note at the German and Hungarian Grands Prix. During these two races, Charles Pic both out-qualified and out-raced team-mate Timo Glock.
Charles Pic has graduated from the GP2 Series to Formula 1 this season, and spent the majority of the opening races learning tracks such as Albert Park, Sepang and Shanghai. However, when the F1 season moved to Europe, the young Frenchman finally found his feet and began vastly improving at each race weekend. So far Charles Pic has only failed to finish three races, each time due to mechanical issues on his car.
Whereas more experienced team-mate Timo Glock has visibly suffered behind the wheel of the MR-01 this season, Charles Pic has gradually improved at each of the races throughout the opening half of this thrilling season. The 22-year-old has expressed satisfaction at how his debut season in Formula 1 has progressed, and expects to continue from where he left off several weeks ago at the Hungaroring.
“I ended the first part of the season on a strong note, partly due to the team’s improved performance, and satisfied with my progress so far in my debut season.” Explained Charles Pic, “My plan is to consolidate everything I have learned from the team and the car and wrap it all together to have what I hope will be an even stronger second part of the year. Spa is a fantastic circuit so I can’t wait to be back racing there next weekend. The whole experience is very challenging for a driver; the circuit has such a special atmosphere because of its heritage. I’m looking forward to racing there in a Formula 1 car for the first time and picking up where we left off in Hungary.”
Charles Pic won numerous races throughout his GP2 career, however the Frenchman never won whilst racing around the legendary Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Although a win is highly unlikely this weekend for Charles Pic, a competitive result around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in this highly unpredictable season could well provide Marussia with those elusive first World Championship points.
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