Scuderia Ferrari drowns at Suzuka

Concern could be read on the faces of the members of the Team Ferrari after the announcement of the accident of Jules Bianchi, member of the Italian team's Driver Academy. The thoughts of Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen and Marco Mattiacci turned to the French driver. The leaders of the trans teamalpine also went to the hospital where Bianchi was operated on.

On the track, Scuderia Ferrari sank at Suzuka. First it was Fernando Alonso who saw his F14 T cut short after the resumption of debates behind the Safety Car following the first red flag. “It was a real shame not to take part in this race because, having nothing to lose in terms of the championship, I could have taken a little more risks and perhaps aimed for the podium. I still don't know what caused the technical problem, only that suddenly the car lost all electrical systems, perhaps after a short circuit caused by rain. » indicated Alonso.

Kimi Räikkönen had a complicated race in the peloton, suffering in particular after the transition to intermediates. “After starting behind the safety car, the track conditions were quite atrocious and the visibility was very poor, but my car behaved well. Then, when the rain let up, I put on the intermediate tires, but after a few laps they were no longer the right temperature and they started giving me front end problems, and I was forced to slow down. » declared the Finn who struggled all weekend with adjustment problems on his F14 T.

Find the report of the Japanese Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Suzuka, in issue 1981 of AUTOhebdo, available from tomorrow evening in digital version, and from Wednesday on newsstands.