F1 2014 Japanese GP

[Rainer271]

Bianchi in surgery for 'severe head injury' after Suzuka crash

Jules Bianchi (FRA), 05.10.2014, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka / XPB

Jules Bianchi is undergoing surgery for a "severe head injury", F1's governing body has announced.

At the same time, the French driver's father has told the L'Equipe sports daily that his son is in a "critical" condition at the Mie hospital near Suzuka.

The same media reports said the "emergency surgery" was being done because 25-year-old Bianchi suffered cerebral hematoma.

After the surgery, "he will be moved to intensive care where he will be monitored," the FIA statement said.

France's Le Figaro claimed Bianchi arrived at the hospital by ambulance already in a coma but "without the need for respiratory support".

Video replays of Bianchi's crash were ordered not to be shown or released by F1 race director Charlie Whiting.

Adrian Sutil, however, was visibly shaken up after the accident, in which Bianchi lost control of his car at high speed and went underneath a recovery vehicle that was removing the crashed Sauber.

"It was almost a carbon copy of my crash," said Sutil.

Germany's Auto Motor und Sport claims that in the impact, the entire left side of Bianchi's Marussia was destroyed, including the crash structure and roll-bar.

"I've never seen such a badly damaged car," said one eyewitness who was at the scene.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/114100582338/bianchi-in-surgery-for-severe-head-injury---fia

 

[mini_cooper4]

FIA should eat its sh!t now. A safety car SHOULD have been out.
F1 is facing some serious and immediate changes. Mark my words.
This injury is really, really serious. I wish him all the power he could get and recover in this awful situation.
What an awful day for racing...

 

[Sunny]

I know I am playing monday morning quarterback, but I always suspected sending out a crane into a track a dangerous thing to do and a disaster waiting to happen. At some tracks the cranes can stay behind the tire barrier and still recover the stranded car, but others they don't. I would think it is much safer to crash into a stranded F1 car than a crane. I hope F1 learns from this tragedy and rethink this.

Anyway I wish Bianchi the best. Hope he makes a full recovery.

 

[Rainer271]

The Press says Bianchi breathes by itself after an emergency surgery.

 

[JHF]

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[mini_cooper4]

http://bestofrally.pl/img/2492/jule...rash-at-suzuka-japanese-formula-1-grand-prix/

Here you can see the actual crash.
SEVERE!!!! Really awful...

 

[bmwownage]

Hope he'll recover soon. Very very scary.
I don't know what FIA should have done though - call the race quits? safety car? or were they not considerate when they decided to crane the other car out when they should have or might have known it was a likely crash site? I think something similar happened a long time ago at Interlagos right? when it was raining and multiple cars spun and crashed in the near same spot in consecutive laps.
Have to say though, he was in a way lucky that the nose of his car lifted the truck up so that his head did not take the full force (i hope).

 

[martinbo]

The accident occured during waved yellows. Were they not adequately visible or did Bianchi not see them?

 

[Sunny]

The accident occured during waved yellows. Were they not adequately visible or did Bianchi not see them?

a. Fading light could have been a factor - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116183

b. I read somewhere they were waving a green flag near the crash and I can see a guy waving a green flag in that video Mini posted. Not sure if that was a factor or not.

c. Again me playing monday morning quarter back, but I always thought yellow flags were a joke. No one ever really slows down for them, they just don't pass/set fastest laps. They need to have mandatory speed limits for yellow like in the pit lane.

I don't know what FIA should have done though - call the race quits? safety car? or were they not considerate when they decided to crane the other car out when they should have or might have known it was a likely crash site? I think something similar happened a long time ago at Interlagos right? when it was raining and multiple cars spun and crashed in the near same spot in consecutive laps.

Don't send a crane out from behind the tire barrier when cars are still circulating out at speed. F1 cars are designed to crash into each other, bit not a crane. There is a good chance Bianchi would be fine now if he had crashed into Sutil's stranded car instead.

 

[Deleted member 25]

A lot of ex pilots were advocating for the removal of cranes because of this very type of incidents, very very severe crash, i understand now why there's no official footage of it.

 

[mini_cooper4]

It's still under question whether Jule's head took a direct hit but it's highly plausible considering the type of injury.
He's now breathing on his own which is a good thing but that's not the end of it. He's lucky to be alive.

PS: Flags and even blinking lights can never be considered enough measure in situations where there's low visibility thanks to bad weather and darkness especially in sections of the track where there's a high chance that an accident might occur AND there's a CRANE out. That's why there's a pace/safety car. Bianchi is in his right to make a mistake... FIA is not in their right to risk his life tho.

 

[Rainer271]

Jules Bianchi Still in Critical but Stable Condition, Only One Marussia F1 Car Will Race at Sochi GP

The newly-built Sochi Autodrom circuit in Russia will host a Grand Prix event for the first time ever this weekend, but this isn't a celebratory event for the Formula 1 world. If you rewind a week or so, you'll remember the tragic accident that injured Jules Bianchi at the rainy Japanese Grand Prix.

Some say the Marussia F1 Team's driver wasn't too gentle with the loud pedal while other note that his single seater's tires were too used for that very wet Suzuka circuit. Lady Luck wasn't there to protect Jules when his F1 car crashed into the recovery vehicle that was retrieving a Sutil's Sauber.

The impact was extremely violent as you can see in this video here. Race marshals then ran to the totaled Marussia single seater and found Jules unconscious, alerting the medical personnel. After a short drive by ambulance to the nearest hospital, Bianchi entered surgery because the diffuse axonal injury he suffered was pretty sever. Almost a week after the unfortunate event happened, he's still in"critical but stable condition," according to a statement.

Out of respect for the still hospitalized Bianchi, the Marussia F1 Team announced that it'll run a single car this weekend in Russia, driven by Max Chilton. "The Team feels strongly that fielding a single car, that of driver number 4, Max Chilton, is the appropriate course of action under the difficult circumstances of the weekend," informs Marussia.

"The Team and its cars will carry the familiar #JB17 graphic, to ensure that, although Jules is not with us in Sochi this weekend, he is, nonetheless, racing on with the Marussia F1 Team," the most recent release informs.

Bianchi's teammate added: "I don't know how to put into words how truly devastated I am by what has happened to Jules. It is going to be a very emotional weekend for the whole Team, but we will try to get through it and keep praying for Jules," the British F1 and BTCC racing driver has declared.

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/j...ussia-f1-car-will-race-at-sochi-gp-87565.html

 

[Beemer B773ER]

c. Again me playing monday morning quarter back, but I always thought yellow flags were a joke. No one ever really slows down for them, they just don't pass/set fastest laps. They need to have mandatory speed limits for yellow like in the pit lane.

Agreed! This year at Le Mans they implemented a new 'slow zone' rule for local yellows. The cars must slow down to pit road speed while going through the local yellow zone.

http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/9508682/could-le-mans-style-slow-zones-work-in-f1

 

[Rainer271]

Father admits Bianchi could die from crash injuries

A get well banner for Jules Bianchi (FRA) / XPB

Jules Bianchi's father has revealed the medical condition of his son remains "desperate", more than a week after his Suzuka crash.

Philippe's comments to the Italian daily La Gazzetta dello Sport preceded an official update from the family of the seriously injured Marussia driver.

In a statement distributed by the F1 team in conjunction with the Mie hospital, the family said "a number of medical challenges have needed to be overcome" since the 25-year-old slammed into a recovery vehicle during the Japanese grand prix.

Germany's specialist Auto Motor und Sport claims the mandatory G-force sensor located in Bianchi's earplugs recorded an incredible 92G impact.

The report said the neck cowling around Bianchi's head was later located near the destroyed car's engine compartment, while the near-indestructible monocoque was cracked from the bulkhead to the cockpit.

Philippe said: "His doctors have told us this is already a miracle - no one has ever survived such a serious accident.

"Everyone keeps asking me how Jules is but I can't reply, there is no answer," he told the newspaper.

"One day he seems a bit better, other days a bit worse. The damage from the accident is very bad but we don't know how it will evolve.

"Every time the phone rings we know it could be the hospital to say Jules is dead," Bianchi's father admitted.

"When Jules gets a bit better we can transfer him, maybe to Tokyo and things will be a bit easier," he added. "But who knows when that will happen - if it will happen. We have no certainties, we just have to wait."

http://www.worldcarfans.com/114101582838/father-admits-bianchi-could-die-from-crash-injuries