F1/Bianchi

Hoping its not the worst news!!!!
Car off/damaged tyre wall......
Bianchi came off moments later.....looking like he hit a JCB!!! Race red flagged/abandoned!!
Only news 'driver unresponsive!!!
Best of wishes.......


"Gas it w###a".........

In wet conditions, the 25-year-old's incident, which led to the race being called off, happened shortly after the rain intensified.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, who finished second to team-mate Lewis Hamilton, said: "My thoughts are with my colleague. They have given us some information and it seems very, very serious."
Hamilton said he had heard Bianchi was "severely injured".


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Marussia driver Jules Bianchi has suffered a "severe" head injury in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.
The FIA said the Frenchman is in surgery and will be moved to intensive care afterwards.
Bianchi, 25, was unconscious as he was taken to hospital following the incident which brought the rain-affected race to an early conclusion.
He lost control at the same spot on the Suzuka circuit where recovery vehicles were attending a previous crash.



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[Sid Squid]

Bianchi spun off and hit the tractor that was there to recover Sutil's car that had had the same crash one lap earlier. Serious head injury apparently.
Lauda's comments are hard to disagree with - motor racing is dangerous.

It's really sad. But, much the same as riding a motorbike, it wouldn't be so much fun if there wasn't an element of danger.

I hope the FIA don't do their usual crack down on whatever they end up blaming it on. I suspect speeds under yellow flag will come under scrutiny and / or deploying the safety car for any recovery vehicle on track.

[littleoldman2]

Originally Posted by SvNewbie

It's really sad. But, much the same as riding a motorbike, it wouldn't be so much fun if there wasn't an element of danger.

More sad news
Former Formula One driver Andrea de Cesaris has died following a motorbike crash in Italy.
http://www.vitalf1.com/article.asp?a=2608

[punyXpress]

Have often been filled with dread when a rescue vehicle has encroached on the circuit. Should NEVER be allowed to happen, with the sole exception of safety car and medical.
Particular example is at the pit entrance in Montreal, just at the end of a very fast straight where all sorts of 'derring-do' take place just yards from the 'wreckers' whose chassis is about level with drivers' heads.

I get where you are coming from, however there is only so safe you can make a sport involving travelling around at 200mph with nothing but a helmet between you and the outside world.

At street circuits especially, having to get the safety car out for each incident would make the sport tedious to watch.

I don't want to be too critical of Bianchi, given his health is still very much unknown, but had he walked away from the accident and a marshal was injured I suspect he'd be very much under fire for driving too quickly under waved yellows.

[punyXpress]

Originally Posted by SvNewbie

200mph with nothing but a helmet between you and the outside world.

There's a hell of a lot more than just that between them and the scene of the accident - unlike us, although not many of us do 200mph.

I've just seen the footage of the crash.. shot on a personal camera... They started waving green flags whilst the recovery vehicle and the wreck was still on the track side far too soon in my eyes..

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