Saturday, July 18, 2015

Jules Bianchi is dead – “Forever in the hearts” – Süddeutsche.de

  • The Frenchman Jules Bianchi has a talent of Formula 1, has not survived a race car accident.
  • The concern in the industry is large; For more than 20 years, there had been no fatalities at a racetrack more.
  • In the history of the premier class there were already 32 fatal accidents.

For two decades, the Formula 1 has lived well with the risk that lies in principle in her. Living well is in this case: no one had his life in a race can the wayside. Up to this Friday. Nine months after his accident at the Japanese Grand Prix, the Frenchman Jules Bianchi, who would have turned 26 years old on August 3, lost his battle and died of his severe head injuries in a hospital in Nice. From the artificial coma, he was not woken since 285 days.

“It was worse than if he had died directly, it’s a pain,” Father Philippe Bianchi had already mid last week said when the state of health of his son had already greatly deteriorated. “Jules has fought to the end, as he has always done, but yesterday is his fight came to an end,” says the message of the family on Saturday. Although Bianchi drove a backbench team, but was considered one of the greatest talents of Formula 1. “Ciao Jules, you’ll forever in the hearts of his Ferrari,” tweeted the Scuderia, with the Bianchi had a sponsorship contract as a racing driver. The slogan #ForzaJules which stuck on many helmets and racing cars, is now only a sad memory.



Because of the typhoon, the pilots wanted to start earlier – rejected

That the Marussia-pilot was ever alive salvaged from the wreckage of his racing car , was a miracle. The October 5, 2014 was a bad day in the history of the premier class, which has suffered since 1950 a total of 32 fatalities. Due to an approaching typhoon, the race teams had appealed to the organizers to bring forward the start. But the Japanese refused, and it was almost dark when again began heavy rain in the meantime broken world championship race at the end. Thirteen rounds before the actual end of the race Sauber driver Adrian Sutil was initially havariert in turn seven where strong torrents crossed the runway unless it is already dangerous. The car Sutil just hung on the hook of a crane mountains, as Bianchi suddenly shot despite double waved yellow warning flags through the gravel trap. He rebounded so strongly against the heavy loaders that this was offset by a few meters and the Sauber racing car off the hook fell. Apparently, have played a role in the accident sequence next to aquaplaning even driving and reaction pilot error.

The sensors in the ear Bianchi recorded an impact of 92 g his car had hit 140 km / h, an angle of 30 degrees in the mountains crane, the entire left side of the vehicle of the race car had been demolished. With an ambulance, the helicopter would have because of the adverse weather conditions (the race was finally stopped after 46 of 53 rounds) can not land, the seriously injured was moved to the hospital of the provincial capital Yokkaichi. In several emergency surgeries, the doctors tried to stop bleeding and swelling under the cranium. Jean Todt, president of the Automobile Federation FIA, had the best neurologists in France to Japan fly that Michael Schumacher had supplied after his skiing accident. In November, the Bianchi comatose was transferred to his home.





Short portrait of Jules Bianchi

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Date of birth: August 3, 1989 Nice / France

died on: July 17, 2015 in Nice

Team Marussia (since 2013)

First Grand Prix: March 21, 2013, GP Australia

Last Grand Prix: . 5 October 2014, GP Japan

GP Appearances: 34

GP wins: –

GP-points: 2

Best race position: 9. place GP Monaco 2014

Best Merits : GP2 third in 2010 and 2011.

From the outset, had probably given it little realistic chance of survival. The racers had suffered a diffuse axonal injury, which is among the most severe and most frequent traumatic brain injuries.



From Senna’s death had all learned

The consternation and sympathy in the motorsport scene is great, but French President Francois Hollande also expressed his sympathy and condolences. Nicolas Todt, son of FIA president and former team boss and manager Bianchi said: “You were the little brother, of whom I have always dreamed to have shared the past ten years with you, was an extraordinary privilege..” As a great fighter and good friend Bianchi was described by many companions, and that has little to do in this case with later transfiguration. In only 34 Grand Prix races, Bianchi had developed a reputation as a driver despite more chance loose material and scored two championship points at the Grand Prix of Monte Carlo.

Security is always a little deceptive in this sport, everyone can be a fact. In Formula 1, there had been on a race track for over 20 years to complain no more fatalities, lost their lives in the black weekend 1994 Imola when Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, had all learned. Also Bianchi’s fatal accident was worked entirely technical-scientific, new head protection, a forward shift of some races and another regulation of the neutralization during active rescue work are the direct result. “We must never let such a thing happen,” warns Formula 1 marketer Bernie Ecclestone. And the drivers’ union GPDA mourns as: “.. The Formula 1 has lost a great talent, a great man and a true friend On days like these, we are reminded brutally about how dangerous the racing is still”



“A great people and real fighters lost”

In October was Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi in a death of Formula 1 pilot Bianchi race in Japan crashed into a crane. Now the 25-year-old died after months of coma. The participation in the racing scene are enormous.

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