Jules Bianchi `` did not slow sufficiently to avoid losing control '' during his crash at the Japanese Grand Prix , according to an FIA report published Wednesday . The Marussia driver , who suffered life-threatening head injuries , crashed into a recovery vehicle at Suzuka in October and was immediately taken to hospital . The 25-year-old remains unconscious at a French hospital in Nice but is breathing unaided and is no longer in an artificial coma . The Frenchman suffered a diffuse axonal head injury after colliding with the Sauber of Adrian Sutil , which was being removed from the circuit . According to a 396-page report put together by a 10-person panel at the FIA - Formula One 's governing body -- `` Bianchi did not slow sufficiently to avoid losing control at the same point on the track as Sutil . '' The report also states that during the `` two seconds Bianchi 's car was leaving the track and traversing the run-off area , he applied both throttle and brake together , using both feet . `` The FailSafe algorithm is designed to over-ride the throttle and cut the engine , but was inhibited by the Torque Coordinator , which controls the rear Brake-by-Wire ( BBW ) system , '' said the report . `` Bianchi 's Marussia has a unique design of BBW , which proved to be incompatible with the FailSafe settings . '' According to the report , Bianchi 's car , which weighed 700 kilograms , hit the 6500kg crane at a speed of 126 kilometers an hour . `` Bianchi 's helmet struck the sloping underside of the crane , '' read the report . `` The magnitude of the blow and the glancing nature of it caused massive head deceleration and angular acceleration , leading to his severe injuries . `` All rescue and medical procedures were followed , and their expediency are considered to have contributed significantly to the saving of Bianchi 's life . '' The FIA also confirmed that the actions taken following Sutil 's crash were `` consistent with the regulations '' and state there was no `` apparent reason '' why the safety car should have been deployed sooner . It also states that Bianchi `` over-controlled the oversteering car , such that he left the track earlier than Sutil , and headed towards a point `` up-stream '' along the barrier . `` Unfortunately , the mobile crane was in front of this part of the barrier , and he struck and under-ran the rear of it at high speed . '' Bianchi 's Marussia team folded in November after administrators failed to find fresh investment . In the days after the crash , Marussia moved to address accusations that Bianchi had not reduced his speed and that the team had actively encouraged him not to do so . `` The Marussia F1 Team is shocked and angered by these allegations , '' said the statement issued in October . `` At a time when its driver is critically ill in hospital , and the team has made clear that its highest priority is consideration for Jules and his family , it is distressed to have to respond to deeply upsetting rumors and inaccuracies in respect of the circumstances of Jules ' accident . `` Regarding point 1 , Jules did slow down under the double waved yellow flags . That is an irrefutable fact , as proven by the telemetry data , which the team has provided to the FIA . `` Regarding point 2 , an audio copy of the full radio transmission between Jules and the team , and a written transcript , were provided to the FIA . `` It is quite clear from the transmission and the transcript that at no point during the period leading up to Jules ' accident did the team urge Jules to drive faster or make any comments suggesting that he should do so . ''
Jules Bianchi suffered head injuries after crash at Japanese Grand Prix . FIA published 396-page report into accident Wednesday . He currently in French hospital . French driver 's Marussia team folded in October .