F1 - Jules Bianchi

[TronXP]

This is a view from tower 11, you can see tower 12 in the distance. I am pretty sure in the rain it would be hard to see green flags waving from here travelling at 214KMH.

 

 

Remember they also have an indicator on there steering wheels which shows them they are still in a yellow flag zone.

 

this is telemetary/gps from suzka

 

http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=30rmgp5&s=8

 

You can see the speed some of the drivers are going past sutils accident plus the speed bianchi was doing just before his crash. None of the drivers appear to be slowing past the accident and straight after bianchi goes off, Ericson passes doing the same speed Bianchi did and then Max Chilton. Bianchi either must have been offline compared to the others or had some sort of issue with his car.

 

A very tragic accident. We really need more info from the FIA to get a proper full picture of the accident.

 

 

On gravel traps, having had a good look at the track using google (both satellite and streetview) then comparing to the video, I think Bianchi only just clips part of the gravel trap with less than half of his car, his car seems to be mainly on the tarmac escape road, I firmly don't believe that the size of the gravel trap on this corner would have been sufficient to slow Bianchi down at the angle he seems to be coming off at.

 

But meh, just my opinion.

Edited October 9, 2014 by TronXP

[sonofsanta]

BBC Sport - Jules Bianchi: Drivers at Russian GP back 'virtual safety car' plan

 

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso added: "I support it. In fact I raised the point in the drivers' briefing [on Friday] because between the Japan and Singapore races I went into an indoor go-kart circuit and when there is a yellow flag they push a button and the engines cut and we all go at the same speed.

"If some kind of similar system can be done also in F1, you maintain the gap, there is not a rush, nothing to be done, just slow down, same for everybody."

 

Or some kind of speed/rev limited through the affected section, same as they implement in the pit lane? If drivers can feel comfortable that they're not losing any time relative to their competitors, everyone would be much happier to slow down appropriately.

 

An update from today, as well; still fighting, but I still don't expect we'll ever see Bianchi in that Ferrari

[6Foot2]

I was saddened to read that he has died after being in a coma since October:

 

Link: BBC Sport - F1 driver Jules Bianchi dies from crash injuries

[synaesthesia]

Indeed, RIP Jules; certainly a talented driver who would have gone on to bigger and better things. Such a shame

[john]

Indeed a sad day and its the first F1 death during main racing (before someone points of any test drivers / external events involving Friday drivers etc...) since Senna for such a high risk sport it shows how well they have done at improving the safety of the sport and making sure that it is as safe as possible can be.

 

As sad as it is, part of me thinks this was inevitable his injury's were massive and as much as every F1 fan hoped that a miracle would happen I don't think I was alone in thinking it was just a matter of time

[CAM]

I don't think he would have had any quality of life if he did survive with such a serious brain injury.

 

Thankfully it's been such a long time since the last driver death that it can be considered a freak accident instead of the routine funeral march that F1 used to be.