Professor Gerard Saillant has flown to Japan at the request of Jules Bianchi’s family to act as an intermediary between them and the doctors treating their son.
The 25-year-old remains in Mie General Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit for a second night following three hours of surgery for ‘severe’ head trauma as a result of a high-speed impact with a recovery vehicle.
Professor Saillant is a leading orthopaedic surgeon and president of the FIA Institute. He advised surgeons and the Schumacher family following Michael Schumacher’s skiing accident last December.
On Monday evening in Japan, head of FIA communications Matteo Bonciani told the waiting media that Bianchi remains “critical but stable”. The update was given with permission from Bianchi’s family.
According to Sky Sports, a further update is expected late-Tuesday.
Meanwhile Japanese police investigating the accident have announced they will take the case no further. The FIA and Marussia however will conduct a thorough investigation into the cause and outcome.
