Philippe Bianchi: Every day I see his photographs I cry

Sunday 17 July 2016 marks the anniversary when Jules Bianchi succumbed to the horrendous injuries he suffered after a high-speed crash during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix.

His family still mourn and will always do so, his father Philippe Bianchi told CNN, Every day, every time I see his photographs, I cry. To lose a child is not normal. For all the parents who lose children it's difficult. It's difficult for me. It's difficult for his mother. It's difficult for all."

The circumstances of Bianchi's accident, the long coma and his death are well documented. Not since Ayrton Senna's tragic accident at Imola in 1994 had Formula 1 lost a driver during a race.

For Philippe the last moments have been replayed non-stop and are etched in his mind. 24 hours prior to the accident Philippe had sent Jules his customary pre-race message. This time it was, "I am with you. Tomorrow I am with you in your car."

"He was a very, very beautiful son. He was a good man, a good friend. I know this because friends speak with me and say how special he was," said Philippe.

He still wants answers to why his son died, and the reaction by officials at the scene of the accident, through until he was delivered to the Yokkaichi's Mie General Hospital by ambulance.

He does not accept the findings of the FIA led investigation which laid the blame on the driver, suggesting he did not slow down enough.

This incensed many followers of the sport and even those involved. Many are afraid to speak their minds on the matter.

Not so Philippe who said, "I have lost the single-most important thing in my life and have nothing to lose. I want the memory of Jules to be right. It's not possible for me and his mother to see people that say it was Jules' responsibility."

According to his father, who was beside hin throughout his career which began in karting, Jules was alwats destined to be a racing driver.

"When he was born, he was born to be a professional driver. Perhaps today I think that some people prefer to have the life of Jules - 25 years old when he died but a beautiful life. It is better than to live until 80 and to not have a beautiful life," mused Philippe.

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