A naturally delighted Razia said: “It is fantastic to be back with
Marussia and pretty much the same group of people I worked with back in 2010
when I was reserve.
“I am very proud to take the step up to a Formula One race seat,
particularly with the team I began this journey with, since they helped show
me what it takes to progress to the highest level.
“This coming season will be all about rewarding the faith the team have
shown in me.
“This is an important year for the team in terms of maintaining the
momentum from a very positive 2012 season, and I look forward to making a
valuable contribution to that.”
Appreciating he has a young and very inexperienced pairing on his hands, team
principal John Booth said: “It is very pleasing to have not one but two
graduates of our young driver programme driving for us in 2013.
“It is also very exciting since both Luiz and Max demonstrated a great
deal of potential competing alongside each other in GP2 last season.
“When Luiz moved to GP2 in 2011 we had every expectation he would
progress to the extent he has.
“He is a very quick and tenacious driver who battled hard to the
runner-up spot last year.
“Together with Max we are fielding a young but incredibly ambitious
pairing and we look forward to seeing what they can achieve.”