Jules Bianchi passes away following accident at 2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix

  • Thread starter Thread starter Blitz24
  • 1,602 comments
  • 113,459 views
That gear restriction is a very good idea, Rich.
 
Grayfox
No News is Good News.

If he did die you would hear about it as breaking news.
Click to expand...
It was hours until we heard Senna died.

I think. I wasn't even a year old then so correct me if I am wrong.
 
Waving green flags...
 
Rich S
Since I started watching F1 4 years ago I always cringed when a bunch of marshals or a truck are out on track where somebody has crashed and the cars are racing by at basically full out 100% or 98% through the slippery hazerdous crash area to not get penalized but to continue on at a very high speed. What FIA need is some hardcore local yellows that force the drivers to back off 2 gears, like if Dunlop was taken in 6th gear they have to be in 4th going through there.

Oh and try not to have the race DURING the typhoon!!!
Click to expand...
Le Mans style speed restrictions through a yellow flag zone would be a good idea, the track conditions were still raceable for the cars which had pitted for the correct tyres. The intermediates must've found a river slightly too deep through turn 8.
 
AJHG1000
Waving green flags...
Click to expand...
That's correct because it's further up the road from the incident, yellow flags should be waved at the marshal post before the incident.
 
Full wet condition on Inters.. Not a good idea but it happened anyways. Even with a double-waved yellows it wouldn't change the outcome that much. Though safety cars should've been called earlier.
 
Even in dry conditions, when a crane truck is in the area, the SC should come out. The probability of a 2nd car hit the truck is low in dry conditions but exists. I hope they change the regulations concerning this issue. Or SC or a low speed limit.
 
haitch40
It was hours until we heard Senna died.
Click to expand...
Different times. Now with the internet and everything you would hear it pretty fast. Remember Dan Wheldon or Marco Simoncelli?
 
I think it should've been in the whole sector instead of that little part, maybe even in a bigger area.
 
AJHG1000
I think it should've been in the whole sector instead of that little part, maybe even in a bigger area.
Click to expand...

Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
 
So Bianchi has been taken to the Mie University Hospital located 10 miles away from the circuit.. Currently there are Mattiacci and Massa.
 
Good morning all, glad I didn't get up early to watch this one. Even after reading this thread i'm unsure of the winner, but right now all I care about is Jules Bianchi health. Hope we get positive news.
 
Furinkazen
Good morning all, glad I didn't get up early to watch this one. Even after reading this thread i'm unsure of the winner, but right now all I care about is Jules Bianchi health. Hope we get positive news.
Click to expand...
Hamilton won, Rosberg and Vettel complete the podium..

Bianchi crashed into the crane that was retiring Sutil's car after an accident.
 
I'm not particularly concerned by the tyre choices, or the conditions, and instead I'm actually repulsed that the jokes of SC calls - which I have said all season are simply a disaster waiting to happen - finally headed in a disaster.

They've been toying with yellows and SC calls for far too long. We could end up paying the ultimate price for it.
 
I guess most of you have seen the picture where marshalls and doctors seem to treat Jules in the car? (I wont post the link, its the one shot from right side of the car).

You can't see Jules at all, but i noticed beneath the knee of the marshall, who blocks the view to the cockpit, there seems to be a glove/hand resting on the car and from what I can tell, there seems to be blood.
 
Apparently some Spanish person on twitter is saying Bianchi is in stable condition. Not official.
 
alonsof1fan91
I guess most of you have seen the picture where marshalls and doctors seem to treat Jules in the car? (I wont post the link, its the one shot from right side of the car).

You can't see Jules at all, but i noticed beneath the knee of the marshall, who blocks the view to the cockpit, there seems to be a glove/hand resting on the car and from what I can tell, there seems to be blood.
Click to expand...

That looked likes paint scraped of the car to me, providing we are thinking of the same picture.
 
hsv
I'm not particularly concerned by the tyre choices, or the conditions, and instead I'm actually repulsed that the jokes of SC calls - which I have said all season are simply a disaster waiting to happen - finally headed in a disaster.

They've been toying with yellows and SC calls for far too long. We could end up paying the ultimate price for it.
Click to expand...
You are right the weather wasn't too bad for racing. The problem is that they thought that there's no need for safety car. Seriously it should be clear that if there are people inside track barriers safety car should be deployed.
 
With him taken to hospital, it's certain the next news we get will only be in the form of some official statement.

Any other comments / twitter / social media . . . can only be speculation
 
"Situation with Bianchi is critical. Hope he is in good hands. I was standing right next it. Don't want to talk about details." - Sutil

He was very close, that doesnt sound good, hope that he will make it...

But for me thats the race control fault.. how can u not deploy Safety Car on that corner, in those conditions. There were absolutely no safe way to remove Sutils car, and they decide to bring that heavy duty vehicle on the track in the worst place to have...

In those conditions it was probably hard to see the yellow flags, even on the steering wheel.

Lets just hope he makes it
 
alonsof1fan91
I guess most of you have seen the picture where marshalls and doctors seem to treat Jules in the car? (I wont post the link, its the one shot from right side of the car).

You can't see Jules at all, but i noticed beneath the knee of the marshall, who blocks the view to the cockpit, there seems to be a glove/hand resting on the car and from what I can tell, there seems to be blood.
Click to expand...
I don't see any blood there.
 
stg
"Situation with Bianchi is critical. Hope he is in good hands. I was standing right next it. Don't want to talk about details." - Sutil

He was very close, that doesnt sound good, hope that he will make it...

But for me thats the marshalls fault.. how can u not deploy Safety Car on that corner, in those conditions. There were absolutely no safe way to remove Sutils car, and they decide to bring that heavy duty vehicle on the track in the worst place to have...

In those conditions it was probably hard to see the yellow flags, even on the steering wheel.

Lets just hope he makes it
Click to expand...

Race control are ones in charge of the Safety Car. The martials were just responding to Sutil, as they should have.
 
Back