F1 must react calmly to Suzuka events
Now is not the time for kneejerk reactions to Jules Bianchi's terrible crash, but authorities must learn lessons from the circumstances, says JONATHAN NOBLE
You have to go back to the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, and before that Imola 1994, to find a Formula 1 paddock so collectively lost in its own thoughts as it was at Suzuka last Sunday night.
After a crazy weekend of drama in the F1 driver market, and mounting fears over the potential effect of Typhoon Phanfone on the race, Jules Bianchi's horrendous accident left everyone simply numb.
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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