Jules Bianchi 1989-2015

Before I start, motorsport is dangerous sport. No matter if its Go-Karting, motorbikes, Formula 1, Indy Car, any kind of Motorsport is dangerous, but motorsport can be safer between tracks, fans, spectators, tracks marshals, people in pits, cars and drivers too.

This morning (18/7/15) it was announced by Jules Bianchi's family that the 25-year-old died on Friday night, nine months after his crash in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.



Bianchi had been in a coma since the accident, in which he suffered a diffuse axonal injury after colliding with a recovery vehicle while driving for Marussia.

He was initially treated at the Mie Prefecture medical centre in Japan before being transferred to a facility in Nice a month after the crash.

Although rehabilitation therapy began late last year, in May Bianchi's father Philippe admitted that the family's hopes were fading and his death was announced in the early hours of Saturday morning.

As this is the first time that a Grand Prix driver to die from injuries sustained in a Formula 1 Grand Prix race since Ayrton Senna and Roland Roland Ratzenberger at Imola from the San Marino Grand Prix in 1994.

Bianchi career included European Formula 3 Champion in 2009. A Formula Renault 3.5, and GP2 Race winner while contracted to Ferrari as a development driver. 



Bianchi stepped up to  Formula 1 with Force India as their third driver in 2012, before getting a race seat with Marussia the following season. He famously scored the team's first points with ninth place in last seasons Monaco Grand Prix, which was his best result in his 34 Grand Prixs' in Formula 1.



Thoughts goes out to Jules Bianchi's family and friends at this period of time. Its a sad day for Motorsport in general. A driver that had the talent to go to the top and would have been a Ferrari driver next season alongside Sebastian Vettel and maybe a F1 World Champion to challenge the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton to championships if he was still alive.



His crash that lead to his death has helped to make Formula 1 which includes starting the race few hours earlier in Pacific rounds to avoid the bad light and introducing VSC (Virtual Safety Cars) which may help to void this horrible accident again.

Rest in Peace Jules Bianchi, you will be much sadly missed.

Jonathan