Silverstone , England ( CNN ) -- It was a red letter day for Formula One driver Jules Bianchi at Silverstone this week . The Frenchman donned Ferrari 's famous scarlet uniform as he was chosen to deputize for the injured Kimi Raikkonen on the final day of in-season testing . Bianchi , who drives for the back-of-the-grid Marussia team , told CNN he received a phone call on Monday evening asking him to stand in for the Finn , who is recuperating from a bruising crash in Sunday 's British Grand Prix . His big chance was widely seen as an audition for a future Ferrari drive -- perhaps as soon as 2016 . The 24-year-old did not fluff his lines in Wednesday 's session , setting the fastest time and clocking up 89 laps . `` I was consistent and doing good lap time , '' Bianchi said after stepping out the Ferrari F14 T racer . `` I think I showed the team I can work well and I can be quick , but it was a day of testing so it was not the target to compare me with other drivers . `` It was just the target to improve the car and to help the team , so I think I 've done my job with that and I 'm really happy . '' It is not the first time that Bianchi , who has been under the wing of the Ferrari Academy since 2010 , has driven in a test for the Italian marque . But despite a reluctance to talk up his Silverstone outing , the call-up seemed to have extra significance because he was chosen to replace Raikkonen , who said after his crash he still wanted to fulfill his testing duties . Fernando Alonso , the team 's de facto No . 1 , was also not brought back to England to help with the crucial final test of the 2014 season . `` If one day they want me I will be ready , '' Bianchi said when asked if he was hopeful his testing performance would lead to promotion to a Ferrari seat . `` Considering that I 'm part of the academy it 's the target one day , so I have to show them . `` We 'll see because at the moment they have two drivers and they are doing a good job so I do n't think it 's the plan . `` For the moment I will just focus on what I have do which is with Marussia . I think it 's really important to keep going like this . `` It 's never easy to stay in Formula One but I hope I show enough to Ferrari that I deserve to stay so they can help me . '' Bianchi has impressed since making his debut last season with Marussia , which uses Ferrari engines . At the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix he claimed his first career points -- and the first for the team since it started out as Manor Racing in 2010 -- by finishing ninth . While Bianchi continues to work towards a future at Ferrari , Alonso and Raikkonen are both out of contract at the end of 2015 . Ferrari is the only team to boast a lineup of two world champions but the experienced pairing has struggled to deliver results . It has been another difficult season for the once-dominant force in F1 . Ferrari president Luca Di Montzemolo went so far as to call it `` painful . '' The Ferrari engine has not matched the might of Mercedes -- which leads both the driver and constructor championships -- and team principal Stefano Domenicali resigned three races into the season , triggering structural changes within the organization . Alonso has continued to battle on track , claiming the team 's only podium with third in China , but there are question marks over Raikkonen 's performance and motivation since he joined from Lotus . The team 's 2007 champion has out-qualified Alonso twice but has been beaten by the Spanish double world champion in every grand prix so far . If Bianchi represents the future , it is no wonder Ferrari is already looking ahead .
Jules Bianchi given run by Ferrari at testing session in Britain . The Italian driver was killed when his car hit a barrier during the first free practice session. Kimi Raikkonen was rested following high-speed crash on Sunday . Finn has struggled since rejoining the Italian team this year .