 Nhanho yemota yakavandudzika zvishoma nezvishoma mumwaka, zvisinei, vakwikwidzi vavo vakuru Marussia naCaterham vakavandudzawo, vachisiya iri mota inononoka kwazvo pagridhi mwaka iwoyo, vachikwanisa chete kamwe chete kukunda chero wevakwikwidzi vavo nekukurumidza, na de la Rosa achipfuura Timo Glock kuGerman uye Karthikeyan achimuvhara mumatunhu ekupedzisira. Motokari yacho yakanga ine simba rakasimba muCanada, ichiunza mutsva wepasi-pasi-pasi kumashure kumashure kwakabatsira de la Rosa kuti awane zvose zveMarussias uye akazvibvumira iye naKarthiikeyan kuti vaenzanise nhanho yavo mumutambo kusvikira vose vakasiya basa nekukanganisa mabhureki. Vose vakakwanisa kupfuura Charles Pics Marussia kuValencia uye vaiva mukati me103.7 yeiyo yakakurumidza Q1 nguva, munhu akanakisisa wemwaka. De la Rosa akakunda Karthikeyan mumakwikwi ose kunze kweMonza, Singaporeuye Brazil, uye akamukunda munhangemutange dzose kunze kweMalaysia, kunyange zvazvo de la Rosa pakupedzisira akaiswa mberi sezvo Karthikeyan akapiwa chirango chenguva mushure memakwikwi nokuda kwekupa Sebastian Vettel puncture paakanga achitenderera. Mushure mekuzorora kwezhizha vakatambura nekuwedzera kwekuvimbika nyaya nekuda kwemamiriro emari ari kuderera muchikwata izvo zvakapa runyerekupe rwekuti vaive vashoma zviwanikwa uye vaishandisa zvikamu kupfuura hupenyu hwavo hwaitarisirwa. 