Rescuers working just after the crash of Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi at the GP of Japan. Photo EPA / Hiroshi Yamamura
The French racing driver Jules Bianchi tonight deceased in a hospital in Nice. The 25-year-old Bianchi was since last October in a coma after a serious crash during the Grand Prix of Japan.
The family of Bianchi made his death early this morning by a statement on Facebook known. His old team, the Manor F1 team immediately issued a response through social media. The accident in Japan was the most serious in F1 since the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994 on the circuit of San Marino.
Bianchi came last year during the Grand Prix of Japan hard collided with a tow truck, which was busy dragging the crashed car of German Adrian Sutil away. In addition, he suffered serious head injuries. Examination of the international motorsport federation revealed that Bianchi the yellow warning flags are ignored and insufficient speed reduction.
The first few weeks Bianchi was kept in an artificial coma since last November was no longer needed. Yet Bianchi did not recover consciousness and died yesterday of his injuries.
The Japanese GP last year was marred by heavy rainfall and therefore went very chaotic. The race was stopped in the third round for half an hour. The race was then restarted. But shortly after the crash of Bianchi in the 44th lap, the race was permanently discontinued. Lewis Hamilton won at Suzuka
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