Family now ‘less optimistic’ of recovery for F1 star Jules Bianchi

Jules Bianchi’s father is becoming “less optimistic” of the former Marussia Formula One driver recovering from life-threatening injuries.

The 25-year-old Frenchman was left in a coma after suffering head injuries during last October’s Japanese Grand Prix, when his car slid off the track in wet conditions and struck a recovery vehicle attending a previous crash.

He has yet to regain consciousness and his father has spoken of the “daily torture” of waiting for signs of progress.