“The Battle” by Jules Bianchi ended Friday, said Saturday the family of the young French driver F1, 25, who will therefore never emerged from the coma into which he had plunged since his dramatic accident at the Grand Prix of Japan in October 2014. First F1 driver died from a race accident since triple world champion Ayrton Senna of Brazil on 1 May 1994 to 34, the young man died Friday night at University Hospital ( CHU) of Nice, said Saturday morning his family in a statement.
Less than a year after its release so drive, driving one of the cars of the Russian team Marussia on the Suzuka circuit, during the Japanese Grand Prix on October 5, 2014. “ s Jules ‘fought to the end, as it has always done, but yesterday his battle ended , “the statement said of the family, who feel stressed” great sorrow and indescribable “.
This issue was fear for several days now by the family. France Info, July 13, the father of the pilot, Philippe Bianchi was thus declared a “ less optimistic ” on her son’s condition, noting that it had not Because of “ Significant progress “. “ Should have, at some point, down to earth and realize the gravity of the situation ,” he added, stressing that a fatal outcome already was perhaps the least bad scenario for his son, as his passion for the automobile and steering was great: “ He told us that if he happened one day an accident of the type of Michael Schumacher ( Editor’s note: still in a coma following a skiing accident), if he would do the handicap of not being able to drive, it would be very difficult to live Because it was his life. “.
Bianchi, 2 points
If Michael Schumacher continues his battle against fate and death, at 45, on the family estate in Gland on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland, the young Nice has left him permanently the scene. A few days before his 26th birthday on August 3. The German was living a busy retirement when he fell to ski in late December 2013, Méribel, after hitting a rock in an area off-piste without apparent danger. With seven world championship titles to his credit.
Jules Bianchi him will gleaned just two points in total, 34 races, driving his Marussia, in this Russian team he joined as a race driver in 2013. It was during the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix with a 9th-won starting from the back of the grid and despite two penalties five seconds, on a circuit where it is very difficult to overtake. But this ninth place is still the best result of the team Marussia, renamed Marussia Manor this 2015 season, with a British passport now and not Russian since its takeover by an investor group gathered around Stephen Fitzpatrick, founder of Ovo, an independent distributor of energy (gas, electricity) in the UK.
Virage Suzuka 7
Jules Bianchi, grand-son of Mauro, F3 driver and nephew of Lucien, F1 pilot who died in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1969, will therefore be seen to end his racing career on October 5, 42nd round of the Grand Prix of Japan. In the rain, he lost control of his car in Turn 7, the curve “Dunlop”, eventually fit under the breeding of this machine in one place to evacuate the Sauber of German Adrian Sutil output in the previous round.
Jules Bianchi (Marussia) at the Japanese Grand Prix in 2014 – AFP
This tragic accident caused a strong controversy, particularly around the operation of this machine without the race was first neutralized by the race steward. In fact, the safety car was opening match at the 44th lap, after the accident at precisely Bianchi. Among the critics was particularly high voice of Alain Prost, the quadruple world champion in Formula 1, the day after the tragedy. “ The entrance to the crane without the safety car regime is totally unacceptable. It’s a real mistake to not renew “, accused the former driver.
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