Before we get into our Race Re-Cap, we would like to say that our thoughts and prayers are with Jules Bianchi, his family and everyone who is deeply concerned at this time. We will have a full article on his situation later today.
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Many will argue about this years Japanese GP. Some will say it should have been canceled, some will say it was "OK" conditions for racing. One thing is for sure.. After the race, our hearts were heavy.
The race started behind the Safety Car. Rain was light but the spray coming from the cars caused drivers poor visibility. After 2 laps, the race was Red Flagged and delayed. All drivers were told to return to their starting spots on the grid.
After a 10 minute delay, the race was back on and once again, behind the Safety Car. It was not until lap 9, that the Safety Car was called in and drivers were allowed to race. During that time, however, Fernando Alonso had retired with a Power Unit Failure.
There was hesitation on overtaking with conditions proving to be trickier than originally imagined. Still, Lewis Hamilton passed his team-mate, Nico Rosberg and took the lead of the race.
Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo were eager to overtake both Williams Martini Racing drivers, Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas. Even with rain continuing to come down in uneven showers, they showed some safe wheel-to-wheel racing.
It was told if Drivers completed 40 laps, full points would be awarded. There was a chance they would stop after lap 40, but the race continued on and the rain came down much harder. Felipe Massa admitted to screaming over the radio for the race to be stopped, but it was not.
Adrian Sutil aquaplaned off the circuit a few laps later. He climbed out of the car and a crane was called to recover his stricken Sauber. As Jules Bianchi came around on the next lap, he too aquaplaned and left the circuit. His car slid sideways into the recovery crane heavily. An Ambulance was called when Marussia did not receive a response from Bianchi on radio.
Jules was transported via Ambulance to a nearby hospital and has since underdone brain surgery. We can confirm he was unconscious but breathing on his own and is now in the ICU.
The race was Red Flagged as soon as the FIA knew of the severity of the accident. All drivers got to the hospital to be with Bianchi. They have tweeted and talked to media regarding the accident and all send their love and support to Jules and his family.
It was a very shocking and saddening end to a very nerve-wracking race. We, in respect of the accident, post-poned any articles until we learned the condition of Jules and we are continuing to think of him and pray for him and his family. As we mentioned earlier, we will have an article on the situation later today.
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RESULTS:
1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 18 Points
3. Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault / Germany / + 15 Points
4. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia / + 12 Points
5. Jenson Button / McLaren-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 10 Points
6. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / + 8 Points
7. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / + 6 Points
8. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany / + 4 Points
9. Jean-Eric Vergne / Toro Rosso-Renault / France / + 2 Points
10. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 1 Point
11. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
12. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
13. Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber-Ferrari / Mexico
14. Kevin Magnussen / McLaren-Mercedes / Denmark
15. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Renault / France
16. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Renault / Venezuela
17. Marcus Ericsson / Caterham-Renault / Sweden
18. Max Chilton / Marussia-Ferrari / Great Britain
19. Kamui Kobayashi / Caterham-Renault / Japan
20. Jules Bianchi / Marussia-Ferrari / France / DNF - Accident
21. Adrian Sutil / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany / DNF - Accident
RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / Ferrari-Ferrari / Spain / Power Unit Failure
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Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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