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The former Formula 1 driver still furious about the way the situation was handled in Japan.
The FIA released the result of the enquire about Jules Bianchi's crash at Suzuka.
Talking to Autosport, Alain Prost judges the FIA should have acted differently due to the circumstances of the race track.
"I don't want to make any polemics with the FIA, because I have a lot of respect for what has been done in terms of safety over the past 20 years. It is cars and tracks [that have been improved] and there was only one thing left: it was this f**king truck on the track," explained Alain Prost.
The four-times world champion believes the FIA shouldn't allow a crane on the trackside while cars are still driving by at high speed.
"I was furious. I was really shocked by the accident. You have the procedure, but the weather conditions were getting worse and worse with more and more water, so visibility was very bad. So you cannot have the same decision according to the procedure if the weather was good or bad. That is why I say I am not convinced. In this condition, especially with all the experience they have in terms of safety, they should have zero risk," pursued the French.
Alain Prost adds that Jules Bianchi has been unlucky to hit the crane, but people have to ensure this kind of thing would not happen again.
"It was safe in the beginning when it started with the safety car, because it was a difficult decision to stop the race after three/four laps and start again," he said.
"That is why I was shocked, because you take the right decision at one stage. It is huge bad luck, but you should not judge the cause of the accident, you should judge the consequence. You don't want to have that. If it was my son, I wouldn't want this type of accident with a truck on an F1 track. That is what I cannot accept," concluded Alain Prost.
The FIA released the result of the enquire about Jules Bianchi's crash at Suzuka.
Talking to Autosport, Alain Prost judges the FIA should have acted differently due to the circumstances of the race track.
"I don't want to make any polemics with the FIA, because I have a lot of respect for what has been done in terms of safety over the past 20 years. It is cars and tracks [that have been improved] and there was only one thing left: it was this f**king truck on the track," explained Alain Prost.
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| Jules Bianchi's crash in Japan. (Photo: WRi2) |
The four-times world champion believes the FIA shouldn't allow a crane on the trackside while cars are still driving by at high speed.
"I was furious. I was really shocked by the accident. You have the procedure, but the weather conditions were getting worse and worse with more and more water, so visibility was very bad. So you cannot have the same decision according to the procedure if the weather was good or bad. That is why I say I am not convinced. In this condition, especially with all the experience they have in terms of safety, they should have zero risk," pursued the French.
Alain Prost adds that Jules Bianchi has been unlucky to hit the crane, but people have to ensure this kind of thing would not happen again.
"It was safe in the beginning when it started with the safety car, because it was a difficult decision to stop the race after three/four laps and start again," he said.
"That is why I was shocked, because you take the right decision at one stage. It is huge bad luck, but you should not judge the cause of the accident, you should judge the consequence. You don't want to have that. If it was my son, I wouldn't want this type of accident with a truck on an F1 track. That is what I cannot accept," concluded Alain Prost.