Since the Canadian Grand Prix in 2013 when a track marshall died trying to collect a car with a crane had I felt concerned about the procedure of car recovery. It's heartbreaking that it had to get to this point in a sport where the last driver fatality was 20 years ago.
RIP Jules. I hope he knows that his 9th finish at Monaco saved Marussia. He may be gone, but the team he spent 3 years with lives on.
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Klon wrote:What did poor André do to you for him to be insulted like that?
CoopsII wrote:Thanks Biscione for altering the colour scheme etc, its a really good tribute.
I concur.
After lunch today, a friend told me that a driver had died, but I had just thought that he was continuing in a coma; I didn't want to believe that he had gone. RIP Jules Bianchi.
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
Man, there was so much potential in this guy. Often when someone dies, people like to exaggerate and overstate their impact, but this guy was the real deal. He was in a backmarker team, yet people understood pretty quickly that this guy had serious amounts of talent and potential, and was going somewhere in the coming years. And a freak accident took his life. Just horrible. Thoughts with those who knew him.
Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
Rob Dylan wrote:Man, there was so much potential in this guy. Often when someone dies, people like to exaggerate and overstate their impact, but this guy was the real deal. He was in a backmarker team, yet people understood pretty quickly that this guy had serious amounts of talent and potential, and was going somewhere in the coming years.
His time at Marussia really reminded me of Fernando Alonso in 2001 back when he drove for Minardi. Everyone knew they were watching someone special.
"I don't think we should be used to finance (the manufacturers') R&D because they will produce that engine anyway" said Monisha Kaltenborn. "You will never see a Mercedes using a Ferrari engine or the other way round."
Just checked Autosport after a lack of wifi for a couple of days. As soon as I saw "Tribute to Jules Bianchi," I immediately shed a tear. I knew his chances of waking up weren't good, but I always had hope he'd return to a somewhat normal life. This news hurts, and very badly. I'm not the one to be emotional, but this has brought tears from my eyes.
Rest in peace Jules Bianchi. What a racing talent, gone far too soon. His death goes to show just how dangerous racing can be, and these drivers should get the ultimate amount of respect for risking their lives every time they climb into a racing car.
RIP Jules. I recently mentioned how every driver who competed from the 1995 season onwards is still with us. Sadly, the clock has been reset.
An image I have:
"Hello Jules, my name is Mr Ferrari and I would like you to drive one of my cars this season. Please let me introduce you to the man who will be your team mate, Ayrton".
The prospects didn't look good but it doesn't ease the shock at all, RIP Jules, hopefully racing up there with past fallen heroes. Hopefully, somehow, he knows his drive at Monaco kept Manor alive.
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
I don't know, but why do I think Jules had a very similar fate as Daijiro Kato in MotoGP 12 years back? They died before they have not really done much, and it was after a crash in Suzuka as well
In situations like this I'm very much a realist, and unashamedly so. It's my way of dealing with difficult moments. I wrote what I wrote a few days ago because in my mind there was a certain sense of inevitability about it all, but that doesn't make it any easier to cope with, least of all his family and close friends who have had to stare at that inevitability every day for the last 9 months, and try and make themselves believe that there was still hope. A desperately sad situation for all concerned.
When you consider moments like that, what Jules and his family went through, it throws your own struggles and problems into a harsh new light. You're always told to be grateful for what you've got and to make the most of it. The terrible irony of it is that in many cases the full appreciation only comes when you loose that part of you that is close. We are all just faces in a numberless crowd of F1 fans who love the sport. When all is said and done about engine noises, boring races, and the like, it still boils down to 20 humans putting it all on the line for us in front of our TV screens. Jules, like many before him, has tragically paid the ultimate price for that commitment.
But it's not as if his efforts were in vain. Not only has he captivated us watching, he's given a small bunch of folks in Banbury, and Yorkshire, a lifeline and a reason to carry on. He has given mums, dads, sons and daughters a future, another year's salary, a few more mortgage repayments. Jules isn't here to continue his career and perhaps one day realise his dream of driving for Ferrari, but his legacy will continue in the hearts and minds of the people at Manor that he worked with and inspired, and that is truly a gift that none of them will ever forget.
AndreaModa wrote:In situations like this I'm very much a realist, and unashamedly so. It's my way of dealing with difficult moments. I wrote what I wrote a few days ago because in my mind there was a certain sense of inevitability about it all, but that doesn't make it any easier to cope with, least of all his family and close friends who have had to stare at that inevitability every day for the last 9 months, and try and make themselves believe that there was still hope. A desperately sad situation for all concerned.
When you consider moments like that, what Jules and his family went through, it throws your own struggles and problems into a harsh new light. You're always told to be grateful for what you've got and to make the most of it. The terrible irony of it is that in many cases the full appreciation only comes when you loose that part of you that is close. We are all just faces in a numberless crowd of F1 fans who love the sport. When all is said and done about engine noises, boring races, and the like, it still boils down to 20 humans putting it all on the line for us in front of our TV screens. Jules, like many before him, has tragically paid the ultimate price for that commitment.
But it's not as if his efforts were in vain. Not only has he captivated us watching, he's given a small bunch of folks in Banbury, and Yorkshire, a lifeline and a reason to carry on. He has given mums, dads, sons and daughters a future, another year's salary, a few more mortgage repayments. Jules isn't here to continue his career and perhaps one day realise his dream of driving for Ferrari, but his legacy will continue in the hearts and minds of the people at Manor that he worked with and inspired, and that is truly a gift that none of them will ever forget.
I think this could be a contender for Post of the Year.
You couldn't write it but I notice that Chilton won his first Indy Lights race yesterday, a win which he obviously dedicated to Jules. The timing's almost spooky but I have to admit it's lifted my spirits quite a bit.
You could expect it but the news still touched me for I had held tiny hope of a miracle. First felt so empty, then got emotional reading all the tributes.
I'm pondering how many current F1 drivers (or any racing drivers) are going to attend the funeral. I think Bianchi family chose Tuesday as the date so it interferes as little as possible for drivers trying to concentrate on their duties.
Spectoremg wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/33594859 I think 'what-if' sensational speculation stories are disrespectful in the circumstances.
It's only a report on comments made by di Montezemelo, and positive comments at that. We've got an entire thread devoted to 'what-if's and a good chunk of it are questions about 'what if this dead driver had lived?'