The family of Jules Bianchi confirmed Friday that the 25-year-old Formula 1 driver died from his injuries sustained last October in a horrific crash during the Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi had been in a coma since the incident, receiving treatment in a French hospital.
Via Facebook:
“It is with deep sadness that the parents of Jules Bianchi, Philippe and Christine, his brother Tom and sister Mélanie, wish to make it known that Jules passed away last night at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) in Nice, (France) where he was admitted following the accident of 5th October 2014 at Suzuka Circuit during the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix.