Bianchi’s family taking legal action following his death

Monaco: The family of Jules Bianchi is taking legal action against motorsport’s governing body, the Marussia team and Formula One Management following the French driver’s death from head injuries.

Last July, Frenchman Bianchi died from head injuries sustained at the Japanese Grand Prix in October 2014.

Bianchi’s accident at Suzuka occurred at the end of the race in rainy, gloomy conditions, when his Marussia car slid off track and hit a crane picking up the Sauber of German driver Adrian Sutil, who had crashed one lap earlier.

Stewarts Law, a litigation-only law firm, said in a statement on Thursday it has sent formal pre-action letters of claim to FIA, Marussia and FOM, explaining why the “actions of one or more of those parties, among others, may have contributed to Jules’ fatal accident.”