Forza Jules

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 18 Jul 2015, 13:43

This wrote:I can't add anymore to this than saying Rest In Peace.

Is there a thing as the Bianchi curse? Not too long after uncle Lucien got his F1 break with a freak result at Monte Carlo, he died. That's creepy.

Well his grandfather Mauro is still alive and well, as far as I know, and he was racing at the same time as Lucien.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 18 Jul 2015, 14:13

RIP Jules

MorbidelliObese · Post by **MorbidelliObese** » 18 Jul 2015, 15:43

RIP Jules, I'll be watching my recording of last year's Monaco race and raising a glass to you tonight.

Zergon · Post by **Zergon** » 18 Jul 2015, 15:53

Sad news

RIP Jules.

CaptainGetz12 · Post by **CaptainGetz12** » 18 Jul 2015, 15:54

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.

WeirdKerr · Post by **WeirdKerr** » 18 Jul 2015, 15:59

RIP Jules #17

Taken from this life far too young

shinji · Post by **shinji** » 18 Jul 2015, 16:55

Just over a year ago

novitopoli · Post by **novitopoli** » 18 Jul 2015, 18:35

May the earth be light upon you, Jules. My deepest thoughts to his family and friends.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 18 Jul 2015, 18:57

Simtek wrote:
This wrote:I can't add anymore to this than saying Rest In Peace.

Is there a thing as the Bianchi curse? Not too long after uncle Lucien got his F1 break with a freak result at Monte Carlo, he died. That's creepy.

Well his grandfather Mauro is still alive and well, as far as I know, and he was racing at the same time as Lucien.

But Mauro never made it to F1, so he couldn't have that freak result in Monte Carlo.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 18 Jul 2015, 19:00

Thanks Biscione for altering the colour scheme etc, its a really good tribute.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 18 Jul 2015, 19:04

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BaiFbVYpG4

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 18 Jul 2015, 19:08

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.

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 18 Jul 2015, 20:00

Simtek wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BaiFbVYpG4

I shed a tear

Jan Magnussen · Post by **Rob Dylan** » 18 Jul 2015, 20:14

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.

rachel1990 · Post by **rachel1990** » 18 Jul 2015, 20:50

Needed most of the day to get my head together because of this but I think all that can be said is RIP Jules. Gone too soon.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 18 Jul 2015, 20:57

CoopsII wrote:Thanks Biscione for altering the colour scheme etc, its a really good tribute.

In hindsight I wish I'd gone for something a little more positive - perhaps the forum will fly Manor Red come the Japanese GP.

Alextrax52 · Post by **Alextrax52** » 18 Jul 2015, 21:53

RIP Jules. He would have made a great top line driver but he's been taken too soon. Monaco 2014 will live long in our hearts forever

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 18 Jul 2015, 22:11

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.

HawkAussie · Post by **HawkAussie** » 18 Jul 2015, 23:05

RIP to Jules Bianchi. He will be remembered.

Yannick · Post by **Yannick** » 18 Jul 2015, 23:19

RIP Jules Bianchi. Too soon gone. So sad.

go_Rubens · Post by **go_Rubens** » 19 Jul 2015, 02:27

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.

TheFlyingCaterham · Post by **TheFlyingCaterham** » 19 Jul 2015, 03:24

Rest In Piece Jules. You were taken from the world too soon. You won't be forgotten.

MrMG · Post by **MrMG** » 19 Jul 2015, 05:03

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".

Francis23 · Post by **Francis23** » 19 Jul 2015, 11:06

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.

tBone · Post by **tBone** » 19 Jul 2015, 17:33

I cannot find any other suitable words. Others in this topic have given great tributes to Jules.
RIP Jules Bianchi

Enforcer · Post by **Enforcer** » 19 Jul 2015, 19:35

Damn. You hope against hope for a miracle when something like this happens, but it's not to be.

RIP Jules.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 19 Jul 2015, 20:50

Autosport is reporting that Jules Bianchi's funeral will be on Tuesday 21st July from 10 am, at Sainte Reparate Cathedral in Nice.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120032

Dom_Wings · Post by **Dom_Wings** » 19 Jul 2015, 22:24

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

Both immense talents...

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 19 Jul 2015, 22:54

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.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 19 Jul 2015, 23:12

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.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 20 Jul 2015, 06:03

I'm already dreading the race at Suzuka.

AustralianStig · Post by **AustralianStig** » 20 Jul 2015, 06:42

CoopsII wrote:I'm already dreading the race at Suzuka.

Heck, for the first time since I started watching F1, I'm half-considering not watching this weekend. I can only imagine how the drivers must feel.

Having said that, I'm looking forward to the tributes - it will give a sense of closure.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 20 Jul 2015, 06:47

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.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 20 Jul 2015, 14:03

The FIA have just announced that #17 will be retired from use in F1: http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/07/20/f ... f-bianchi/

FMecha · Post by **FMecha** » 20 Jul 2015, 14:09

The clock has been reset. On the day Jules was pronounced died, it has been 0 days since someone dies during a Formula One race. :cry:

girry · Post by **girry** » 20 Jul 2015, 16:37

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.

Forza Jules. We'll never forget.

SuzukiSwift · Post by **SuzukiSwift** » 20 Jul 2015, 18:03

RIP Jules.

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 20 Jul 2015, 19:26

dr-baker wrote:Autosport is reporting that Jules Bianchi's funeral will be on Tuesday 21st July from 10 am, at Sainte Reparate Cathedral in Nice.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120032

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 · Post by **Spectoremg** » 21 Jul 2015, 04:35

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/33594859
I think 'what-if' sensational speculation stories are disrespectful in the circumstances.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 21 Jul 2015, 06:38

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?'