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[NamKangMan]

A disappointing end to what could have been an exciting finish.

[NamKangMan]

Bianchi had a bad accident as his car went underneath the truck which was removing Sutil's car. He is now sent to the hospital.

BBC reporting this was a very serious accident. He has serious head injuries and has undergone surgery.

Any thoughts on why he was going so fast under a yellow flag, especially on the part of the track that caused the yellow flags to come out?

[AJBangkok]

Bianchi had a bad accident as his car went underneath the truck which was removing Sutil's car. He is now sent to the hospital.

BBC reporting this was a very serious accident. He has serious head injuries and has undergone surgery.

Any thoughts on why he was going so fast under a yellow flag, especially on the part of the track that caused the yellow flags to come out?

@nkm That's an excellent question and there has been quite a bit of debate in the f1 forums as to why.

The answer may , from what I have been reading,be that an f1 car relies on both mechanical grip (weight, tyres and suspension) and aerodynamic grip ( downforce) to essentialy stick to the track. In wet weather the mechanical grip is compromised so the cars generally set up for maximum downforce. The issue with downforce the car must be traveling at a certain speed in order to create the downforce. Potentially Bianchi was driving at a speed which he thought generated enough downforce offset the lower mechanical grip and keep the car on the track at the same time.

If you remember when the race started behind the safety car several drivers Hamilton, vettel and I think Perez were heard over team radio complainig that the safety car was not going fast enough. That's because the cars were sliding all over the track as they were not going fast enough to generate downforce. Kobyashi actually spun under the safety car. The safety car itself has far more mechanical grip at slower speeds in the wet than an f1 car and Martin Brundle said at the time that driving the saftey car in conditions like this were "terrifying"

The final thing is that all f1 cars arent created equal, Mercedes, Red Bull, Ferrari ant the cars at the sharp end of the grid have far more downforce designed into them that the cars at the back like Marussia, lotus and Caterham, so the speed needed to offset the lower mechanical grip is lower.

Edited October 7, 2014 by AJBangkok

[LivinginKata]

There has been some recent amateur footage of the crash on u-tube. A very violent impact with the the lifting tractor for the other car (Sutil's ?). The tractor really jumped up off the ground. The F1 marshalls have a lot to answer for this incident.

https://www.google.co.th/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCIQvREwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DRwts_hy0MjA&ei=Q-4zVMWGKNCwuQS674DICw&usg=AFQjCNG9o1Ocrqcaxj_3bo52wrpBXNu7CQ&sig2=Qje8-uJigPS9gxY5yn13PA

[AJBangkok]

Horrific !