News Details
Villeneuve calls for safety car rethink following Bianchi accident
+ Ex-Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve says that the sport’s safety car protocols must change following Jules Bianchi’s accident during Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.
Bianchi suffered severe head injuries after spinning off and colliding with a recovery vehicle at Suzuka’s Dunlop Curve, which was clearing the crashed Sauber of Adrian Sutil, who had gone off a lap earlier.
Once marshals on the scene realised the severity of the accident the safety car was deployed, with the race red flagged shortly after, while Bianchi was rushed to hospital, where he has since underwent surgery and still remains.
However, according to Villeneuve, a CART champion in 1995, the safety car...
Full Story »
Full Story »
11y ago from RichlandF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Lauda backs the FIA's handling of the Japanese GP
+ Former F1 racer Niki Lauda has backed the FIA’s handling of the...
11y ago from RichlandF1.com
Sutil: Safety car should have been deployed
Adrian Sutil feels the FIA should have deployed the safety car when his...
11y ago from Crash.net
Massa ‘was already screaming’ for race to stop
Felipe Massa says he “was already screaming on the radio” that the...
11y ago from Crash.net
FIA statement on Bianchi’s condition
Jules Bianchi was involved in a huge accident during the dying minutes of...
11y ago from F1Technical.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
VR46 an option for Pedro Acosta, but priority is a...
No description available...
6h ago from Motorsport.com
Can Aprilia dethrone Ducati in the 2026 MotoGP title...
The conclusion of the 2025 MotoGP season saw an unprecedented level of...
9h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Aprilia reveals 2026 MotoGP bike for Marco Bezzecchi...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Aprilia Racing presents 2026 MotoGP livery
Aprilia Racing kicked off 2026 by unveiling its newest MotoGP livery in...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Long Beach to bring in new leadership for iconic event
Organizers of the annual Grand Prix of Long Beach event have announced...
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Grand Prix of Long Beach set for leadership change
No description available...
5h ago from Motorsport.com
Pato O’Ward joined by F2 champion in McLaren F1...
McLaren has announced its driver development program lineup for 2026,...
6h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Kucharczyk set for 2026 Indy NXT run with HMD
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Dakar 2026, Stage 11: Mattias Ekstrom leads Ford...
No description available...
11h ago from Motorsport.com
Dakar 2026, Stage 10: Mathieu Serradori wins as Nasser...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Berta eyes bold move, Arsenal poised to trump rivals...
Arsenal are very interested in signing the Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet....
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com
'I didn’t think he had it in him' - Jimmy Floyd...
Former Chelsea hitman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has said that he had doubts...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting...
The Premier League is back in action with another round of matches this...
4h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Lip reader spills what Declan Rice really said in...
Arsenal picked up a win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup last night, and...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
F1 star turns to AI after pre-season axe
Axed F1 star Jack Doohan already has a new... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com
How to watch Red Bull livery launches as Verstappen and...
Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo are set to... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com
Ford slams ‘patently absurd’ Cadillac claims as F1...
Formula 1 hasn’t even reached the starting grid... Read More »
2h ago from F1i.com
