Jules Bianchi's father, Philippe Bianchi, believes Formula 1 drivers are too afraid to speak out against the FIA over Bianchi's death, as the Frenchman and his family prepare to launch legal action against several parties involved.
The Bianchi family have begun proceedings against the FIA, FOM and Marussia following the death of the 25-year-old, after he sustained life-threatening injuries during the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix – which he would later succumb to nine months later.
A report into the crash found several factors at blame, including weather, the position of a recovery vehicle and the speed at which Bianchi was travelling as he approached the scene of Adrian Sutil's stricken Sauber.
Bianchi's father believes the findings don't give the full picture and argues that the race should never have gone ahead in such conditions – which were caused by a typhoon just days before – as well as claiming that the panel set up to investigate the crash weren't impartial.
"One driver with me, with a camera will say nothing because I think all of the people are afraid to say something," he told Sky Sports News. "With no camera all the people come to see me and say 'it is not correct, Jules made nothing [mistake], they [the FIA] made a mistake'.
"I have a lot of respect for people who made up the accident panel, but all of the people are very close [to] the FIA and cannot be correct for me."
Philippe contests the finding that Bianchi was driving too quickly as he approached Sutil's accident – which was under double-waved yellow flags – and the green-light to race in such torrid conditions.
"The conditions in Japan for all of the drivers, it was terrible conditions and the light was not good. There was a lot of rain, they cannot say that Jules made a mistake, it is not possible," he added.
