- Japanese GP
Ecclestone wants answers regarding Bianchi crash
Bernie Ecclestone has demanded an independent inquiry into the accident at the Japanese Grand Prix that left Jules Bianchi in intensive care in a critical but stable condition.
Ecclestone, who was not in Japan at the weekend, called on the FIA to hand over any investigation to a team of experts to try to establish what happened and how to avoid it occurring again. On Monday, FIA president Jean Todt asked Charlie Whiting, the race director, for a "complete and detailed" report.
Speaking to the Times, Ecclestone called for openness and speed. "It's difficult for me to say what happened and it will be for an inquiry to find out exactly what did go on," Ecclestone told the newspaper. "We have done so much for safety. These days, you see an accident on the track and the driver undoes his safety belt, flips off his steering wheel and jumps out unharmed.
"I have always said that if I was going to have an accident, it would be in a Formula One car because they are the safest in the world.
"But things happen and we have to find out the cause. This happened to a young man who is very close to us all and that has caused a terrible shock for everyone. Our thoughts are with him and his family."
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