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F1: Reactions to Jules Bianchi's death

The world lost another sportsperson who died from what he loved most. Jules Bianchi's death shows why sports is so cruel and how it affects one and all.

F1: Reactions to Jules Bianchi's death

New Delhi: The world lost another sportsperson who died from what he loved most. Jules Bianchi's death shows why sports is so cruel and how it affects one and all.

Bianchi was just 25 years of age and made his Formula One debut in 2013. The Frenchman suffered what proved to be fatal injuries at the Japanese Grand Prix, which was run on 5 October 2014.

He was admitted at the Japanese hospital before being relocated in France. Being in coma since the crash, Bianchi succumbed to injuries on Friday night.

He became the first F1 driver to be killed in an accident since Ayrton Senna who died at Imola in 1994 in the San Marino Grand Prix.

Sports personalities and F1 world reacted on social micro-blogging site Twitter on Bianchi's death. His team Manor F1 posted a statement on Twitter by his family.