Jules Bianchi crash update: Family release statement to confirm Bianchi suffered a 'diffuse axonal injury' in Japanese Grand Prix crash

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jules Bianchi’s family have issued a statement explaining the severe head injury that the Marussia driver suffered in a horrifying collision with a recovery vehicle during the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday. The statement explains that Bianchi has suffered a “diffuse axonal injury” and confirms that he remains in a “critical but stable condition”, which FIA medical delegate Matteo Bonacini announced on Monday evening. open image in gallery Jules Bianchi collides with the recovery vehicle Despite this, a track spokesman has claimed that the incident was down to “bad luck” rather than poor judgement from race officials. “Officials raised ‘double yellow flags’ after the accident by Sutil, which means drivers had to slow down to the speed that they can immediately stop, but unfortunately Bianchi’s car aquaplaned right at the time and ran into the accident site, which was bad luck,” the Suzuka Circuit spokesman Masamichi Miyazaki said.