RIP Jules - I can control my destiny, but not my fate.

"I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfill our destiny, but our fate is sealed." - Paulo Coelho

Motor racing although considered as science, and all about fight with the time, the stopwatches, for crazy people going in circles, once ready to risk their lives for glory, but sometimes other influences has played part. Fate or coincidence, however you wanna call it, loom large in many stories that ended with a tragic loss throughout the history of the sport.

Do you know that at the time when Francois Cevert died, before entering the car he was superstitious about being number 6 that he was sitting on DFV number 066 and it was October 6th. He pointed out this at his mechanics before that lap that cut short his life.

Some say being superstitious is bad way of looking at things, for worse believing in them and perhaps they would be right. I myself i am not believing that much, in whatever form of believe you think of, but for believing that nothing happens just like that or else that everything has some purpose and definitely 100% believer in karma, sometimes there are many things that make you wonder about ones destiny, or fate, for the things that happen and are out of ours control.

Gilles Villeneuve died at Zolder in 1982. He died in qualifying. What are the odds that the very next man to die in F1 car during qualifying, would happen in the corner named after this lost legend Villeneuve?
But many died. Not all were linked in any weird way you could imagine.

How on the 20th anniversary of the last tragic loss in San Marino, for which on large scale it was talked about Ayrton Senna, movies, tributes, Williams car homage etc. happened the accident that after 9 months being in coma, brought to an end the life of the young, talented Jules Bianchi, who began racing in the year when Ayrton Senna died. First one to die after him. In 20 years. Exactly when Jules began his career.

First racing experience of Jules happened in 1994.  But he is not the only one to started racing in '94. You would say it means nothing and you would be absolutely right. After all i don't know what my point of this post is to be honest. But its just really strange.

How about this?
Ayrton Senna in his early days widely was known during his kart days, his favorite number was 42. To that extent that being always that fast and in the front, also not very talkative, people knew him as "The 42" and his girl at the time "the girl of the 42". What this has anything to do with this tragic event of Jules Bianchi? Nothing at all. However the crash of Adrian Sutil happened on lap 42, that triggered some events who were beyond Jules control. Or was that fate, that the driver from garage no.43 would crash on lap 43 which followed, to what we sadly heard few 2 days ago.

This garage picture is on the day of the accident. Coincidence? Fate?

Watching some videos right now, made me realize how, most of all, beautiful human being he was. So decent so humble. You cannot hear him raise his tone. Calm, respectful, young, full with love and passion towards his profession, which was his life. Talking with so much respect, nothing to say up-front or to rely on peoples opinions but rather working hard to get best results and eventually getting the title one day. Asked if he would be a Champion one day he gave shy smile, looked away in the room thought second or two and said "I dont wanna say that i will be, it is wrong for me to say that but i know for sure that i want and i would do whatever i can to become one". Then pointed at him as having special talent he answered "I dont want to say that i have special talent, basically, when i was in go-kart i knew i was quick" and you wouldn't help yourself to not remind you of the Ayrton Senna's attitude or interview in 1983, the year before he entered in F1 when he even after his astonishing success in F3000 and those early F1 tests he literally said it "If i ever have that luck of driving in F1, ever"... and they all talked about him at the time as "The next sure thing"

I hope i wont be misunderstood or judged on this topic, on this text. Just, in a weird way, these are some weird connections. After 20 years free of deaths in F1, on 17th of July we lost person which is also his number.

We are no strangers to these things. We all in everyday events many times have been in situations that after many many details and small things we don't see, put us in certain time at certain place, and thats exactly what happened with so unlucky unfolded situation that led to his crash.

"There is no such things as accidents, its fate misnamed" - Napoleon Bonaparte

Jules Bianchi - Racing in the heavens

17 July 2015

On this day, after 20 remarkable years in Formula 1, we lost another...great guy, talented racing driver, Jules Bianchi. He died at 25.

Born in Nice on 3rd of August in 1989 ......... was a French racing driver who was driving for Marussia since 2013. He made his debut in Australia, finishing 15th but scoring no points in whole season. They kept him for 2014 and in Monaco, he brought the first point of Marussia. One single, epic, point at Monaco. His car was nowhere near the top 10, but he made it.

On this day, the F1 family lost a member. Lost a brother. Lost someone who shared the same passion the same love we have and feel towards Formula 1 in particular.

20 years after, on the anniversary of the last deaths that happened in F1. It was perhaps one of the most tragic F1 weekends, it was. Roland Ratzenberger lost his life and the day after Ayrton Senna, the triple World Champion lost his life either, Formula 1 made serious changes that led to this day. 20 years after in 2014 at Suzuka, on a weekend alike any other before, only in worse conditions that usual, Jules Bianchi hit the crane who was about to lift the car of Adrian Sutil, which crashed there the lap before. It happened at the Dunlop corner.

After months and months in coma, fighting for his life, till his very end, like in every race he drove, Jules Bianchi passed away. His family announced this morning. After all they have been through these times.

Could have been done something to prevent this?
Jackie Stewart, always honest and straight forward like he is, would say it was Jules Bianchi fault for not slowing down. Like when he said that it was Francois Cevert mistake that got him killed, few hours after the accident actually happened, for not listening to him to go with 5th instead 4th gear through the Esses at Glan Watkins, and over that mystical bump. 4th of 5th gear, what a detail, not much important, would say a human not familiar with F1 world. But every detail counts.

 But what could have Jules Bianchi done against aquaplaning? Absolutely nothing!

Martin Brundle, in his time, had accident at the exact same corner, Dunlop, in more or less same conditions and instead the crane hit an steward, who was badly injured.
He, from his own experience said that in such conditions sometimes they (drivers) sometimes cannot even see the dashboard lights let alone some waving flags from the sides of the circuits. Was Jules approaching fast not aware there is Safety Car in front? Has he seen the waving yellow flags? And who can blame him for not?

It is what it is. Motoracing and especially F1, will be always dangerous. People need to understand that. There is lurking danger at every corner, every moment when concentration falls. Each second counts and lives are changed. People need to understand that about F1. Out of respect to Jules if nothing else.

Its sad. And about the loss of Jules, only 25, thinking how all could have been normal if only he lifted his foot of the throttle a bit or saw earlier things, that for someone are not important, he would be alive. Is anyone considering that? Or people are used for 20 years taking things as granted. Complaining, this and that, all the time. F1 too easy. F1 like playstation. Not thinking what drivers have to do in each second that lead to events that change the course of lifetime?
Do you have the courage to say the same thing now?

Whatever happens, Jules Bianchi left us.
I hope he is up in the heavens and racing with the rest of the legends who are there from long, long time ago.



Rest in Peace Jules!
Forever in our hearts!