Last year on the 5th October in the Japanese Grand Prix Jules Bianchi crashed his Marussia in the pouring rain. It could have happened to anyone, it was a set of circumstances that was just a fluke. He was in a coma for nine months, but last night on the 17th July it was announced Bianchi had passed away at just 25 years old.
He had won titles in Formula Renault and European Formula 3, race winner in GP2, points scorer in Formula 1 with one of the greatest moments in recent F1 history when he took eighth on the road, ninth after a penalty at the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix.
Little wonder then that he was part of the Ferrari young driver academy and had tested for the prancing horse many times. He was rumoured to be on his way to Sauber for 2015 with the potential of a Ferrari drive in the future. The dream was there in front of him, that he didn't make it is a tragedy.
All thoughts go out to his family and friends. There has been an outpouring of sympathy from the rest of the motor racing community, he was a well liked guy but also a determined racing driver. He died doing what he loved, but it doesn't make it any better.
Above all Jules was a fighter, nowhere was this more evident than at Monaco as he muscled his way inside of Kamui Kobayashi in a place where no one overtakes. It was fantastic stirring stuff and it'll be remembered.
RIP Jules Bianchi.
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