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Ferrari protege Jules Bianchi surfed more than he drove to victory in the opening race of the Formula 3.5 weekend at Silverstone.
The Frenchman took advantage of a soaked track to beat all of his rivals.
Pole-sitter Kevin Magnussen was the first to fall pray to the weather when the skies opened up in the early stages of a race that everybody started on slick tires. He was soon followed by almost the entire field.
The safety car, soon deployed to stop the carnage, allowed drivers to switch to wet tires before the interruption of the race by a red flag.
Soon after the restart, leader Will Stevens went off just like many others, which left Bianchi to pick up the lead, en route to a second win this season. His performance puts him within 19 points of championship leader Robin Frijns, second in the race ahead of Nigel Melker.
The Frenchman took advantage of a soaked track to beat all of his rivals.
Pole-sitter Kevin Magnussen was the first to fall pray to the weather when the skies opened up in the early stages of a race that everybody started on slick tires. He was soon followed by almost the entire field.
The safety car, soon deployed to stop the carnage, allowed drivers to switch to wet tires before the interruption of the race by a red flag.
Soon after the restart, leader Will Stevens went off just like many others, which left Bianchi to pick up the lead, en route to a second win this season. His performance puts him within 19 points of championship leader Robin Frijns, second in the race ahead of Nigel Melker.