This is the last great tragedy which we remember in the Formula 1. Year 2014, Japanese Grand Prix. A typhoon spread across the entire east coast of the Japanese country, bringing heavy rain to the Suzuka circuit. Forecasts suggested that cancel the race It was an idea to keep in mind.
During this grand prix, you could already sense that something was going to go wrong. Adrien Sutil He found himself stuck in the gravel after exiting a corner due to water. This is why it was decreed yellow flag and the crane arrived to go out Sutil’s car.
The worst was yet to come. Jules Bianchi He also fell victim to the wet asphalt and after losing control of his car, he ended up hitting the crane more than 120km/h. In the words of Andy Mellor, then vice-president of the FIA Safety Commission, the impact was “as hard as if a car had been thrown from the a height of 48 meters“.
Jules Bianchi He was immediately taken to hospital with very serious head injuries. The doctors had saved his life and induced him into a coma. Within weeks, Bianchi’s health seemed to improve and he began breathing on his own. It was then that he was transferred to Nice, his hometown, to continue his convalescence even though his state of health remained critical.
After the transfer, Bianchi’s condition worsened and He died on July 17, 2015 leaving all of Formula 1 seriously shocked and establishing what is now the sport’s last great tragedy. this Saturday October 5 are filled 10 years of this accident which ended up costing the life of a driver who will be remembered forever in F1.
