Jules Bianchi admitted he extracted the maximum performance from his Marussia which saw the Frenchman qualify nineteenth ahead of Kamui Kobayashi, Max Chilton and Marcus Ericsson. Bianchi was one second clear of team-mate Chilton.
He scored his and the team’s maiden points at the Monaco Grand Prix earlier in May, which like Singapore, is a street-circuit.
“I’m pretty pleased with my second lap and I feel like I got as much as possible from the car. I made a few mistakes on the first run but we did the maximum possible at the end. For tomorrow, I think we will have the right balance for the race. My first objective is to keep the three cars behind me, then see what is happening ahead and the opportunities that may be available to us.”
On the other hand, Max Chilton admitted he struggled to adapt to an evolving circuit.
“It’s slightly frustrating as I have struggled with car this weekend at a constantly evolving track but I managed to get it pretty good for that session. On the first run we had an issue with the mapping, which meant that I was in a compromised map and I couldn’t get full power, so I had to do another prepare lap.
“My second run was my first real timed run. I thought it was a good lap but the time wasn’t there so we need to look at that this evening. Looking ahead to tomorrow, I think we can get Kobayashi off the start and then it will all be down to strategy.”
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