Bianchi 'going too fast' before crash

Published Dec 4, 2014

Share

The report into Jules Bianchi’s horrific crash at October’s Japanese Grand Prix has found that the Frenchman was driving too fast when he careered off the track.

Bianchi, 25, was in a coma after suffering head injuries at the rain-soaked Suzuka circuit. He has since returned to France but remains critical.

The FIA’s 396-page report into the incident said that although “a number of key issues occurred which may have contributed to the crash, none alone caused it.”

But the inquiry added that “Bianchi did not slow sufficiently to avoid losing control,” at Turn 7, where he hit the crane that was removing the Sauber of Adrian Sutil - who had gone off in the same area a lap earlier.

“If drivers adhere to the requirements of double yellow flags (to slow significantly) neither competitors nor officials should be in immediate danger,” added the 10-man panel, chaired by FIA Safety Commission president Peter Wright.

The report recommended the introduction of a ‘virtual safety car’ system, by which cars are slowed down at dangerous moments, and that races should not start within four hours of sunset.

Daily Mail

Related Topics: