Formula 1 - Bianchi suffers severe head injury in Suzuka crash Jules Bianchi is undergoing surgery after sustaining a severe head injury in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi spun off the track on lap 43 and collided with a recovery vehicle that was attending another accident involving Adrian Sutil, causing the race to be halted nine laps before its scheduled finish. The Frenchman was taken, unconscious, to Suzukas medical centre before being transferred by ambulance to Mie General Hospital. A statement from the FIA said: The CT scan shows that he has suffered a severe head injury and is currently undergoing surgery. Following this, he will be moved to intensive care where he will be monitored. Mie General Hospital will issue an update as soon as further information becomes available. The Marussia drivers father told France 3 television he was in a serious condition. Unconfirmed reports from Italian sources Autosprint and Sportmediaset claim Bianchi is in a coma but able to breathe unaided. Lewis Hamilton won the race, but his victory at a rain-soaked Suzuka - which had begun behind a safety car, and had initially been red-flagged after two laps due to poor visibility - was overshadowed by concern for Bianchi. The Frenchman hit a truck after leaving the track at the same corner, the Dunlop Curve, where Sutil had aquaplaned off a lap earlier. Sauber driver Sutil, who was not hurt in his accident, said Bianchis accident was very similar to his. It was more or less the same crash, just the outcome was a bit different, he told Sky television. The (vehicle) came out to rescue my car and then it all happened. FIA head of communications Matteo Bonciani said: The driver is not conscious and has been sent to the hospital by the ambulance because the helicopter cannot fly in these conditions. Further updates will follow but for the moment we cannot say anything. I will keep you updated as fast as I can, The other drivers were visibly shocked and upset after the end of the race, with the trio on the podium - Hamilton, team-mate Nico Rosberg and Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel - not celebrating their points. Rosberg said: My thoughts are with my colleague. They have given us some information and it seems very, very serious. Hamilton echoed his sentiments. Its an accident, said McLarens Jenson Button. Our thoughts are obviously with Jules right now. When asked about the race itself, he replied: I dont really think that matters right now. We can talk about that later. Williams driver Felipe Massa criticised race organisers, saying: In my opinion they started the race too early because it was not driveable at the beginning and they finished the race too late. I was screaming on the radio five laps before the safety car that there was too much water on the track but they just took a little bit too long. It was dangerous. However Hamilton said he thought the conditions were not that bad. The win was Hamiltons third in a row, and saw him extend his championship lead to 10 points over Rosberg, whom he passed halfway through the race after the German had qualified on pole. JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (race stopped after 44 laps of 53) 1-Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2-Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) +9.1 3-Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) +29.1 4-Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) +38.8 5-Jenson Button (McLaren) +1:07.5 6-Valtteri Bottas (Williams) +1.53.7 7-Felipe Massa (Williams) +1:55.1 8-Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) +1.55.9 9-Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso) +2:07.6 10-Sergio Perez (McLaren) +1 lap [FULL JAPANESE GP RESULT] DRIVER STANDINGS (after 15 of 19 rounds) 1-Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - 266 2-Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) - 256 3-Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) - 196 4-Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) - 136 5-Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) - 133 [FULL DRIVER POINTS STANDINGS]
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 14:43:01 +0000
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