Formula One driver Jules Bianchi crashed going too fast under caution, says FIA report
FIA report finds Marussia driver - who is still in a coma after tragedy at Japanese Grand Prix - did not slow enough, despite warning flags
French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi did not slow sufficiently under warning flags before crashing at the Japanese Grand Prix, an International Automobile Federation (FIA) report found.
"Bianchi did not slow sufficiently to avoid losing control at the same point on the track as [Adrian] Sutil," concluded the 396-page report, a summary of which was released on the FIA's website.
Bianchi suffered the most serious F1 race injury since the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994 when he hit a recovery tractor in a wet Japanese Grand Prix on October 5.
Bianchi did not slow sufficiently to avoid losing control at the same point on the track as Suti
The Marussia driver, whose team missed the last three races of the year and have since folded, remains unconscious and in a critical condition in hospital in southern France after being flown home last month.
The report found that Bianchi's car hit the crane at 126km/h and said medical services were not at fault in their handling of the aftermath: "All rescue and medical procedures were followed, and their expediency are considered to have contributed significantly to the saving of Bianchi's life," the report said.
In October, Marussia said they were "shocked and angered" by suggestions that Bianchi had not slowed down enough under caution flags.
