Bianchi participated in several motorsport categories before entering Formula One, such as Formula Renault 3.5, GP2, and Formula Three. Interestingly, he belonged to the Ferrari Driver Academy. In 2012, he made his debut in Formula One as a practice driver when he joined Sahara Force India. With Marussia, Jules made his official Formula One debut in 2013 and finished 15th in his first race in Australia.
Nevertheless, he finished the season in 19th position without earning any championship points. One of his best performances of the year was finishing 13th in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Marussia declared in October 2013 that he will remain the team’s driver for the next campaign. His 2014 season’s high point was winning the Monaco Grand Prix, which gave him his first Formula One points as well as Marussia’s.
Jules Bianchi Accident
The 2014 Japanese Grand Prix took place on October 5th amid intermittent torrential rains caused by Typhoon Phanfone and waning daylight. Bianchi lost control of his vehicle on lap 43 of the race, veering to the right and into the runoff area outside the Suzuka Circuit’s Dunlop Curve (turn seven). The tractor crane that was removing Adrian Sutil’s Sauber hit his car’s back.
In the same area, Sutil had wrecked and spun out of control one lap earlier. Unfortunately, despite the double-waved yellow flags warning him, Bianchi was unable to slow down sufficiently to keep control. The left side of Bianchi’s Marussia car sustained significant damage, as seen in images and videos taken by onlookers. The roll bar was destroyed as the car slid under the tractor crane.
The tractor crane was momentarily lifted off the ground by the collision’s impact, which also caused Sutil’s dangling Sauber to fall back to the track surface. The race was stopped as a result of this event, and Lewis Hamilton was crowned the winner. It was stated that Bianchi was unconscious and had not responded to track marshals’ signals or team radio transmissions. After receiving emergency care at the scene of the collision, he was taken by ambulance to the circuit’s medical center.
Jules Bianchi Accident Video Footage Gone Viral On Reddit
Reddit users have been overwhelmingly fond of the video footage of the Jules Bianchi accident in recent days. Additionally, news sites and stories have once again made this renewed interest a hot topic. Due to people’s posting and discussion of the video on Reddit, it is becoming more popular and well-known online.
Consequently, news organizations are repurposing the story to highlight the catastrophe and its importance in the motorsports industry. Many people are still fascinated and concerned about the tragedy, which has sparked new conversations and arguments concerning safety precautions in Formula One and the long-term effects of tragedies like this on the sport.
At the age of 25, Bianchi passed unexpectedly on July 17, 2015, from injuries he had sustained nine months earlier in an accident at Suzuka. Sadly, since the terrible event involving Ayrton Senna in 1994, his death signified the first time a Formula One driver had perished as a result of injuries incurred in a Grand Prix.
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