The Formula One driver Jules Bianchi died in a French hospital from head injuries sustained in a crash at last year’s Japanese Grand Prix.
He was 25.
The Bianchi family announced the death in a statement in the early hours of Saturday morning. Bianchi had been in a coma since the accident on Oct. 5, when he hit a mobile crane that was being used to pick up another crashed car.
The family’s statement said: “Jules fought right to the very end, as he always did, but today his battle came to an end. The pain we feel is immense and indescribable.