Jules Bianchi Looks To Play Important Role In 2012

Current Ferrari test and reserve driver, Jules Bianchi, has announced that he is looking forward to playing an important role for Ferrari in 2012, with the hope he’ll be in the running the replace Felipe Massa at the team come the end of the season. 

Jules Bianchi has also been linked to joining Force India to fill their currently vacant reserve driver role, as well as looking forward to another strong year in the GP2 Series supporting the majority of the Formula 1 races throughout 2012. Last season Bianchi won one race in GP2 at the British Grand Prix Feature Race in a season which saw him end up third in the series standings, a feat he also managed to achieve the season before that.

With Felipe Massa’s contract at Ferrari ending after this season, many drivers’ on the grid are currently striving to prove themselves to Ferrari as potential replacements, including Robert Kubica, Adrian Sutil and Sergio Perez. With such competition surrounding the second Ferrari seat for 2013, Bianchi is going to have his work cut out to be in with a chance.

With in-season testing currently at a bare minimum, Jules Bianchi’s only hope of proving himself in 2012 relies on a strong GP2 campaign, which should hopefully include more wins this season than he’s ever achieved and potentially ending the season as GP2 Champion. If this is the case at seasons end, then Bianchi could well be on the F1 grid for 2013. Whether he’ll be the first French Ferrari driver since Jean Alesi in 1995, we’ll have to wait and see.