Overview

• Major teams and drivers paid tribute on the tenth anniversary, highlighting Bianchi’s enduring impact on Formula 1.
• The FIA emphasized the Virtual Safety Car and Halo cockpit protection introduced after his crash to enhance driver safety.
• Bianchi’s start number 17 remains permanently retired in his honour.
• Marussia team principal Graeme Lowdon recalled reviewing onboard footage of the crane collision and described how the squad bolstered morale by readying a spare car in Sochi.
• The Ferrari Driver Academy protégé’s promise lives on through his godson Charles Leclerc, who now occupies the Scuderia seat Bianchi was once tipped to claim.