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Philippe Bianchi, father of Marussia F1 Team driver Jules, gave a moving interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"The situation is desperate. Every time the telephone rings, we know it could be the hospital to tell us that Jules is dead," Philippe Bianchi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"But initially they said that the first 24 hours were crucial. Then it became the first 72 hours and here we are still with Jules, who is fighting. He will succeed in the most important qualifying lap of his life. He won't give up, I'm sure of that. I can see it. I believe it.
"I speak to him. I know he can hear me. His doctors have told us that this is already a miracle, no one has ever survived such a serious accident. But Jules won't give up. His trainer Andrea says that if there is one person who can make it happen, with his will, it's Jules," explains Philippe Bianchi.
The Bianchi family is perfectly aware that the health condition of the young French driver is very serious.
"It's tough. In a week the life of this family has been destroyed. What are we doing here? Living a nightmare in a place very far from home.
"But when Jules gets a bit better we can transfer him, maybe to Tokyo and things will be a bit easier. But who knows when that will happen. If it will happen. We have no certainties, we just have to wait," explained Jules' father.
Philippe Bianchi also made a sad comparison with Michael Schumacher's skiing accident that took place late December 2013.
"I was very sad when he got hurt. I kept wondering, like everyone else 'Why don't they tell us more about how he is?'. But now I'm in the same position I understand.
"Everyone keeps asking me how Jules is but I can't reply, there is no answer. It's very serious, but he's in a stable condition. One day he seems to go a bit better, and other days, a bit worse. The doctors don't say. The damage from the accident is very bad but we don't know how it will evolve.
"Even with Schumacher it took months to come out of the coma. Jean Todt said he hopes Michael will one day be able to have a normal life. One day I hope we can say the same about Jules," concluded Philippe Bianchi.
"The situation is desperate. Every time the telephone rings, we know it could be the hospital to tell us that Jules is dead," Philippe Bianchi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"But initially they said that the first 24 hours were crucial. Then it became the first 72 hours and here we are still with Jules, who is fighting. He will succeed in the most important qualifying lap of his life. He won't give up, I'm sure of that. I can see it. I believe it.
"I speak to him. I know he can hear me. His doctors have told us that this is already a miracle, no one has ever survived such a serious accident. But Jules won't give up. His trainer Andrea says that if there is one person who can make it happen, with his will, it's Jules," explains Philippe Bianchi.
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| Jules Bianchi, Marussia. (Photo: WRi2) |
The Bianchi family is perfectly aware that the health condition of the young French driver is very serious.
"It's tough. In a week the life of this family has been destroyed. What are we doing here? Living a nightmare in a place very far from home.
"But when Jules gets a bit better we can transfer him, maybe to Tokyo and things will be a bit easier. But who knows when that will happen. If it will happen. We have no certainties, we just have to wait," explained Jules' father.
Philippe Bianchi also made a sad comparison with Michael Schumacher's skiing accident that took place late December 2013.
"I was very sad when he got hurt. I kept wondering, like everyone else 'Why don't they tell us more about how he is?'. But now I'm in the same position I understand.
"Everyone keeps asking me how Jules is but I can't reply, there is no answer. It's very serious, but he's in a stable condition. One day he seems to go a bit better, and other days, a bit worse. The doctors don't say. The damage from the accident is very bad but we don't know how it will evolve.
"Even with Schumacher it took months to come out of the coma. Jean Todt said he hopes Michael will one day be able to have a normal life. One day I hope we can say the same about Jules," concluded Philippe Bianchi.