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Jules Bianchi still 'critical but stable' after second night in intensive care

FIA deliver update after Bianchi's parents arrive at hospital on Monday; Family consulting with Professor Gerard Saillant, who oversaw Schumacher treatment; Frenchman hit recovery vehicle attending to crashed Sauber of Adrian Sutil at Suzuka

By Sky Sports Online.   Last Updated: 07/10/14 9:12am
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F1 driver Jules Bianchi remains critically ill in hospital after crashing in the Japanese Grand Prix.
Marussia driver Jules Bianchi remains in a critical but stable condition after a second night in intensive care at the Mie University Hospital.
The Frenchman underwent three hours of surgery on Sunday night after suffered a 'severe' head injury during the rain-affected Japanese GP.
A further update on Bianchi’s condition is expected later today.
It has emerged overnight that police will take no action after examining the car and the crash scene, but the FIA and Marussia will also carry out their own thorough investigations into the incident.
It is understood that Bianchi's parents will now consult Professor Gerard Saillant, who oversaw the initial treatment of Michael Schumacher when the German was in a coma after suffering serious head injuries while skiing in the French Alps, following his arrival at the hospital on Tuesday morning.
"He is one of the world’s leading orthopaedic surgeons and he advised the Schumacher family when they were undertaking his initial treatment in Grenoble after his skiing accident last December," reported Sky Sports News HQ's Craig Slater. "He was a kind of intermediary figure between the doctors treating Schumacher and the family and it seems as though he’s going to play a similar role here."
On Monday, the FIA's head of communications told media outlets situated outside the hospital, which include Sky Sports News HQ, that Bianchi remained in a "critical but stable" state.
The update was delivered following consent from Bianchi's parents, who arrived at the hospital to see their son on Monday evening after flying in from France. Marussia have already said that updates on the 25-year-old's condition "will be guided by the wishes of the Bianchi family".
"We’ve had a very brief explanation of his current state from the FIA’s head of communications, who’s told us that Jules Bianchi’s condition remains critical but stable," Craig Slater reported. "That’s more or less the same information we had when he was first brought here yesterday in the evening at 5.30pm.
"We got this first update after Bianchi’s parents had arrived and spent some time with their son. They had flown here from Paris and Dubai and got here about 7pm. They’ve had time with their son, they’re obviously very tired, they weren’t able to speak themselves and they asked the FIA media boss to say a few words on their behalf.
"They thanked the staff at the hospital for their excellent care they’ve had here and they spoke of the confidence they have in them, but there were no details on the success of the first surgical procedure that Bianchi had on admission here or if any others are planned."
Contrary to some reports on Sunday night, it emerged earlier on Monday that Bianchi is not breathing unaided. 
The Frenchman was injured after sliding off at Turn Seven of the Suzuka circuit where marshals were already recovering the crashed Sauber of Adrian Sutil with a tractor. Eyewitnesses reported that the out-of-control Marussia then struck the recovery vehicle.
The race was red-flagged, and brought to an early conclusion, once Race Control had been alerted to the severity of Bianchi's injuries.

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The crash occurred on Lap 44 after rain had begun to fall steadily across the Suzuka circuit, with questions immediately asked about whether the Safety Car should have been deployed right after Sutil's accident.
"Everyone knows this is one of the most tricky corners and when it is getting late and the rain increases… let’s say when you have an accident there you should probably think about a Safety Car," Sutil told Sky Sports F1.
“The yellow flags were out after I aquaplaned at the corner as the rain got more and more and one lap later with waved yellow flags Jules came around and had the same spin there. It was more or less the same crash, but just the outcome was a bit different. The recovery car came out to rescue my car and then it all happened.”
Williams driver Felipe Massa, who travelled to the hospital immediately after Sunday's race in the company of Ferrari team boss Marco Mattiacci, was outspoken in his criticism of Race Control for not deploying the Safety Car earlier.
"In my opinion, we started the race too early and we ended it too late," he stated. "I was screaming on the radio five laps before the Safety Car that there was too much water on the track. It was dangerous."
Bianchi is a graduate of Ferrari's Young Driver Programme and scored Marussia's first points in F1 at the Monaco GP in May.
The FIA update in full - 3pm UK Time, Sunday.
"On lap 42, Adrian Sutil lost control of his car, spun and hit the tyre barrier on the outside of Turn Seven. The marshals displayed double-waved yellow flags before the corner to warn drivers of the incident. A recovery vehicle was despatched in order to lift the car and to take it to a place of safety behind the guard rail.
“While this was being done, the driver of car 17, Jules Bianchi, lost control of his car, travelled across the run-off area and hit the back of the tractor. Once the marshals reported that the driver was injured medical teams were despatched and the Safety Car was deployed. These were followed by a extraction team and an ambulance. The driver was removed from the car, taken to the circuit medical centre and then by ambulance to Mie General Hospital.

"The CT scan shows that he has suffered a severe head injury and is currently undergoing surgery. Following this he will be moved to intensive care where he will be monitored. Mie General Hospital will issue an update as soon as further information becomes available."