Since the tragic accident which cost the death of French driver Jules Bianchi ten years ago, no fatal accident has occurred in Formula 1.
In Japan, it was time to pay tribute to Jules Bianchi, ten years after his very serious accident on the Suzuka circuit. During this Grand Prix, Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez came first and second, followed respectively by Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.
Legendary circuit where 19 title fights took place, the Suzuka track hosted the fourth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season this weekend. After two consecutive doubles, the Red Bull machine stalled in Australia following the retirement of Verstappen at the start of the race and the fifth place of Pérez, almost a minute behind the winner. Was the Austrian team going to suffer another setback in Japan? No !
The Monegasque pilot wanted to pay tribute to his sporting godfather Jules Bianchi. The French driver suffered a fatal accident ten years ago at the Japanese GP. He was a great hope in the discipline and a member of the Ferrari academy. Ten years already since Jules Bianchi suffered his accident at the Japanese GP. […]
Charles Leclerc unveils a helmet in tribute to the 10th anniversary of Jules Bianchi's accident at the Japanese GP The Monegasque pilot wanted to pay tribute to his sporting godfather Jules Bianchi.
The Frenchman's tragic accident in October 2014 had a profound impact on the paddock. It still strongly imbues the memory of Suzuka and many drivers today, while the Japanese Grand Prix took place this Sunday.
This 2024 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, brought forward to spring, marks almost 10 years since Jules Bianchi's terrible accident, which ended up costing the French driver his life in July 2015 in his hospital bed. Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly both spoke about their memories of Bianchi even though they were not yet in Formula 1 at the time.
The 2014 Japanese Grand Prix was the tragic scene of the accident which cost the life of Jules Bianchi. Ten years later, his father Philippe looks back on the hell he went through and his fight so that his son was “the last person to die on the slopes”. A poignant testimony.
In very delicate track conditions, the Frenchman hit head-on a crane evacuating the car of German Adrian Sutil. Very seriously injured, the young Marussia driver died nine months later.
