Bianchi unconscious after crash

Marussia driver Jules Bianchi is feared to have been seriously injured in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix.

Bianchi, 25, was unconscious as he was taken to hospital following the incident which brought the rain-affected race to an early conclusion.

The Frenchman lost control at the same spot where recovery vehicles were attending the Sauber of Adrian Sutil, who had crashed on the previous lap.

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Jules Bianchi: Drivers' thoughts are with injured Marussia driver

Race winner Lewis Hamilton said he had heard Bianchi was "seriously injured".

In wet conditions, Bianchi's crash happened shortly after rain intensified in the latter stages of the race.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, who finished second to team-mate Hamilton, said: "My thoughts are with my colleague. They have given us some information and it seems very, very serious."

Sutil said: "It was the same as happened to me a lap before.

How the incident unfolded
Sauber's Adrian Sutil spun on lap 43 and hit the barriers
On the following lap, Jules Bianchi crashed into the recovery vehicle tending to Sutil's car
Medical car and ambulance deployed on lap 45
Race red-flagged and ended on lap 47

"I had aquaplaning in Turn Eight. The rain was increasing and the tyres were going down, the light was going down. It was hard to see.

"I was following Jules very close and had a spin and hit the wall. I was OK and then one lap later, under waved yellows, Jules was in the same trouble.

"I have no more information but we are all aware of the situation that he is not in the paddock and we hope he is OK."

Asked whether Bianchi's car had hit the recovery crane, Sutil said: "No comment on that."

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Hamilton sad after 'anticlimax' win

The race had started under safety car conditions after a heavy downpour on Sunday morning as storms that preceded the approaching typhoon Phanfone hit Suzuka.

It was red-flagged after only two laps because of the weather, before resuming around 20 minutes later under the safety car. After a further eight laps, conditions were deemed suitable enough for racing to get under way.

Despite the conditions, Mercedes non-executive chairman Niki Lauda felt the conditions were not bad enough to warrant the race being called off.

"The rain was not the real issue," he said.

"There were safety cars put in and the race was run safe more or less to the end, so it could have been run to the end without the accident.

"I don't think the darkness was an issue here. Motor racing is dangerous. We get used to it if nothing happens and then suddenly we are all surprised.

Jules Bianchi
Born: 03/08/1989 in Nice, France
Team: Marussia
Team-mate: Max Chilton

"We always have to be aware that motor racing is very dangerous and this accident is a coming together of various difficult things. One car goes off, the truck comes out and the next car goes off. This was very unfortunate."

Bianchi, a member of Ferrari's young driver programme, is in his second season in F1.

He scored a memorable ninth place in Monaco this year, giving the back-of-the grid Marussia team their first points since their debut in 2010.

Crew members of Marussia driver Jules Bianchi push his car to the grid before the start of the race

Medics at the scene treat Bianchi

The ambulance takes Bianchi from the scene

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