Jules Bianchi

Jules Bianchi's dad Philippe has torn into F1 chiefs for having "no respect" over his son's tragic death as Pierre Gasly almost suffered a similar fate at ...

"What happened today is totally unacceptable!!!!! What is this tractor on track? What is this tractor?!

The father of the late Jules Bianchi has expressed his anger after Pierre Gasly's near-collision with a recovery tractor at the Japanese GP.

We lost Jules because of that mistake. ‘What happened today is totally unacceptable!!!!! spun into the barriers.

Formula 1 drivers and team principals condemn race officials for putting a recovery vehicle on track in wet conditions at the Japanese Grand Prix.

I hope this is the last time ever I see a crane on track!" Incredible." Gasly said over the team radio: "What is this tractor on track? Perez said on social media: "How can we make it clear that we never want to see a crane on track? We can keep it short: this must not happen, guys." "Wtf.

Pierre Gasly almost suffered a huge collision at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka on Sunday when he narrowly avoided hitting a recovery vehicle in dreadful ...

In poor visibility, Gasly almost drove straight into the tractor at speeds that the FIA said were around 250 km/h. At the start of the 2022 race, Carlos Sainz spun out in wet conditions, leading to damage to Gasly’s AlphaTauri when an advertising hoarding struck his car. Then, a Sauber was being removed by a recovery vehicle, which Bianchi collided with.

The frightening incident brought up unfortunate memories of the fatal crash involving Jules Bianchi in 2014.

“Without all the facts it’s hard to comment why it was on track. “The VSC [Virtual Safety Car] was brought in for a reason following that awful accident. Horner said F1 had been “lucky” that no one was hurt as he called for a full investigation into the “extremely dangerous” incident. But as Gasly caught up at the back of the field, the AlphaTauri driver was shocked to see a recovery vehicle driving on the track in the opposite direction. Car 10 [Pierre Gasly], which had collected damage and pitted behind the Safety Car, was driving at high speed to catch up to the field.” If one driver gets out of racing line, changes a switch on a steering wheel, you crash into a tractor and it’s over.” “How can we make it clear that we never want to see a crane on track?” Perez said. I hope this is the last time ever I see a crane on track!” Bianchi’s father, Philippe, criticised the incident on social media and commented: “No respect for the life of the driver no respect for Jules memory”. Amid wet conditions and standing water at Suzuka, a chaotic opening lap saw both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon crash out. We lost a life in this situation years ago. With the race red-flagged, the McLaren driver Lando Norris tweeted: “How’s this happened!?

Pierre Gasly emotionally described his near-miss at the F1 Japanese Grand Prix with a recovery vehicle: “If I hit it, I would be dead right now”.

“If I lost the car in the same way that Carlos lost his car on the lap before? “We were all in the pitlane one minute later. “As a consequence there was a board that I could not really see. “I don’t understand how eight years later, in similar conditions, we can see a crane. Risking my life for one minute? Still able to call my family, my loved ones, and nothing happened.

Bianchi died from injuries suffered after crashing into a similar vehicle at Suzuka eight years ago.

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Pierre Gasly has voiced his frustration and anger with how the recovery of Carlos Sainz's stricken Ferrari was handled on the opening lap of the Japanese ...

“If I lost the car in the same way that Carlos lost his car on the lap before? Gasly was visibly furious in the AlphaTauri garage during the red flag as he discussed the incident with team personnel. However, as Gasly collected some debris from the initial incident, he was forced to pit at the end of the lap for a new front wing.

At the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, Bianchi collided with a crane trying to recover another vehicle, and he died months later from his head injuries.

“While it is normal practice to recover cars under SC and Red Flag conditions, due to the particular circumstances and also taking into account feedback from of a number of drivers, the FIA has launched a thorough review of the events involving the deployment of recovery vehicles during the Japanese Grand Prix. “If I would have lost the car in a similar way as Carlos lost it on the lap before … “We lost Jules eight years ago in similar conditions with a crane on track in the gravel. We lost a life in this situation years ago. It was a dramatic incident, and I think on that day we learned we don’t want to see any tractors in this kind of conditions. “It is just not respectful towards Jules, towards his family, towards his loved ones and all of us.