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Jules Bianchi died of coma after nine months

Jules Bianchi died of coma after nine months

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Just days after the father of 25-year-old Jules Bianchi, Philippe, said he hoped his son would wake up from a coma less and less, we heard the sad news that the young Frenchman, after nine months, was in early Saturday hours lost the battle for life. Bianchi was seriously injured in the race for the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuki in October, and his condition has not improved since. “Jules fought all the way to the end, as always, but today his fight is over,” Bianchi’s family wrote in a press release. In a statement, they thanked the entire medical staff of the hospital in Nice, where Jules has been lying since October, as well as colleagues, friends, fans and everyone else who has been thinking about him over the past months. “After all the messages we read, we realized how many people were after all
Bianchi's recovery stagnates

Bianchi's recovery stagnates

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Jules Bianchi's father told the public that his son was still fighting for his life, which made them start thinking about the worst. Let’s remember that after last year’s Japanese Grand Prix, Bianchi has been in the hospital since October (eight months) fighting for his life. He spent two months in Jokaichi Hospital, near Suzuka, and was then moved closer to his home in Nice. Jules is no longer in a coma, but the 25-year-old's condition is still catastrophic, says his father: "Jules is really alive, that's the most important thing, he fights with everything he has, but he can't do much. When we see him fighting, is really encouraging for us, because as long as he fights there is still hope, but he is really very hard every day, we always think about him, even death, I think we have to think about that too, because that October we all stopped living, for n
Merhi confident he will race in China

Merhi confident he will race in China

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Roberto Merhi is confident he will return to the Manor Marussie race car next weekend at the China Grand Prix. The 2009-year-old led to the finish line in his first race in Malaysia, albeit three laps behind winner Sebastian Vettl. Looking back, he was overjoyed when he learned just days before the opening race that he would be racing this season. “It helped me a lot to have the team believe in me,” he told Spanish Diario Sport. "I raced behind him back in 3 in the F1 Series, where I competed against Valtteri Bottas, Jules Bianchi, Daniel Ricciardo and others who also achieved Formula XNUMX." The performance in China is not official yet, but he says everyone on the team believes he will drive on the track. “I was enthusiastic about the trust, even though I don’t have the support of the sponsors
Grosjean's helmet 2015

Grosjean's helmet 2015

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Romain Grosjean has published a picture of the design of his helmet, with which he pays attention to Jules Bianchi. The helmet at the top bears the inscription Forca Jules, expressing support for the racer who was involved in an accident at the Japan Grand Prix in October 2014 and is still recovering in a hospital in France.
Five races scheduled an hour earlier

Five races scheduled an hour earlier

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As many as five of this year’s Grand Prix races will start an hour earlier than last year. The changes follow the findings and recommendations of the team that investigated Jules Bianchi's accident. Despite the different claims of the organizers, the Australian Grand Prix will be on the program at 16 pm instead of 17 pm local time (at 16 am local time), and the Malaysian Grand Prix will start at 15 pm instead of 8 pm or at 12 am local time. The Chinese GP will be broadcast at XNUMX am, the Japanese GP at XNUMX am and the Russian GP at XNUMX noon.
The FIA ​​explained the operation of a virtual safety car

The FIA ​​explained the operation of a virtual safety car

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The FIA ​​has published an explanation of how the virtual safety car system (VSC) will work after the 2015 season. The concept was introduced after the severe accident of Jules Bianchi at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix and tested in the last three races of last season as part of free practice. In the 2015 season, the VSC will be used to neutralize the race and usually with double yellow flags on any part of the track, in case racers or security guards along the track are at risk but the situation would not require the introduction of a real safety car. When the VSC status is used, markings for it will be displayed along the track, and teams will receive a message via the official messaging system. Racers will not be allowed to drive into the pits, except to change tires, and will have to drive as part of
Marussia is looking for a way to stay

Marussia is looking for a way to stay

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Marussie president and sporting director Graeme Lowdon continues to stress that Marussie should not be eliminated from the starting lineup for the 2015 season as they are struggling to be able to perform even though we will not see them in Abu Dhabi. The team was supposed to put in a tremendous amount of effort to travel to the final race, but plans collapsed at the last minute. Lowdon finds it important to continue working on the program for next year to be prepared if they manage to solve their problems. "We came very, very close to find a solution. As a racing team, we always want to race, that was also our goal for Abu Dhabi. We have different plans, but the most important is to be among the Formula 1 teams next year. That's why we need to have a race car ready, as this is of interest to potential investors, they need to know that they can
An unfortunate Dunlop bend

An unfortunate Dunlop bend

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In an accident on the same Dunlop turn, where Jules Bianchi had his accident this year and was taken away with very severe head injuries, Martin Brundle hit a security guard at the time, and a volunteer took her away with a broken leg. Both accidents have a lot in common. In both cases, it rained heavily on the track, and in both cases, the driver flew off the track after the work machine pulled another race car that had taken off the track a little earlier. In 1994, Brundle slightly missed the work machine and witnesses to the event, including Brundle himself, are convinced that it was still a great fortune that it all ended "only" with a broken security guard's leg. The 1994 season was full of injuries and terrible accidents, the most famous of which are of course the tragic accidents that took the lives of Roland Ratzenberger
Modifying a virtual safety car

Modifying a virtual safety car

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During the Brazilian racing weekend, they will test a new virtual safety car system in Formula One, after testing it for the first time last weekend in Austin. Namely, after the accident of Jules Bianchi in Japan, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) decided that safety should be taken to a higher level, especially during the yellow flags. Namely, as we know, racers between yellow flags reduce, but not enough, and a safety car would be too time consuming (mainly due to television rights). In the USA, they tested a virtual safety car for the first time, in the first and second training, which is now even better for Brazil. Fernando Alonso described his vision of a virtual safety car as follows: "I think the idea is fine, something like we agreed
Rossi for the third time without the announced debut in F1

Rossi for the third time without the announced debut in F1

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American Alexander Rossi is expected to compete for the first time at the Formula One racing weekend at Marussia in Austin. Rossi has been knocking on the door of the teams for quite some time to get a chance after three years as a reserve racer for the teams Caterham and Marussia, but without success. Alex left Caterham in July and came to Marussio, where he is expected to get a chance to perform in several trainings at the Belgian Grand Prix. There was also the possibility of appearing at the race in Spa due to the financial problems of Max Chilton and his sponsors. The team has already announced Rossi for the Belgian Grand Prix alongside Jules Bianchi, but Chilton has legally managed to get Rossi to perform only in training. Rossi got the next opportunity at the Russian Grand Prix, after Bianchi’s accident in Japan. Rossi was in prep