Jules Bianchi RIP

[Rhiannon]

Sad news this morning, if not unexpected.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/33578770

[Anchorman]

Aye, I noted this with sadness.
In passing, though. this appalling tragedy occurred as a result of a mistake made by the stewards, and not the race 'proper'.
One of the few memories I had
 of my dad before he died in 1965 was watching a race on TV with him, when the late, great, Jim Clark won.
Ever since then I'be been an F1 geek.
I've watched too many 'heroes' die - Clark, Rhindt, Villneuve, Ratzinger, Seena, etc, to realise that, however many times we see it, F1 will never be a 'safe' sport.

[Rhiannon]

Ratzinger and Senna were the first deaths I was old enough to be aware of. It's not a safe sport and I'm not sure it can be, the same as for any motorsport, equestrianism, ski-ing, sailing etc. But it should be as safe as it can be, and hopefully the improvements made this year will help that. Bianchi was a huge talent and it is such a shame.

I think when the media talks about deaths in F1 it should remember Maria de Villota. I know she was testing and not racing but her death was caused by injuries sustained in F1.

[jeremyp]

Actually it was partly the fault of Bianchi himself. He jammed his feet on the accelerator and brakes at the same time

[Rhiannon]

Yes, I saw that, driver error is a big reason why the sport can never be completely safe. But I think the virtual safety car has come in as a consequence so should make things safer even so.

[Hope]

This is a very sad outcome, both for his family and his larger, F1, family. 

As has already been said, sport will never ever be 100% safe - human error/fallability/hesitation/etc. will continue to combine with technical issues and other 'third-party' issues, but the autyhorities need to make all sports as safe as they realistically can be.