Bianchi family „hurt“ as father reveals thieves stole the final kart his son raced · RaceFans

The daddy of late Formulation 1 driver Jules Bianchi says thieves have taken the final kart raced by his son.

The KZ 125 ART GP machine was considered one of a dozen karts taken by the thieves, Philippe Bianchi introduced on social media. He indicated the housebreaking came about on Monday.

His son Jules Bianchi raced in F1 from 2013 to 2014, however suffered severe head accidents in a crash in the course of the latter season, from which he by no means recovered. He died in July 2015.

The household was particularly distressed by the lack of the kart which performed an vital half of their late son’s progress by way of the junior ranks of motor sport.

“The unscrupulous thieves made off with 9 JB17 Endlessly karts,” mentioned Philippe Bianchi. “Even worse, they stole Jules’ final kart, a KZ 125 ART GP mannequin, plus my grandsons’ mini karts.

“Other than the worth of the machines, it’s the sentimental worth that hurts us probably the most.”

The long run F1 driver made his begin in go-karts on the age of 5 on the monitor owned by his father. He continued racing karts till the age of 17, after which he made a extremely profitable transition into automobile racing.

Within the three years after he graduated from karting Bianchi received the French Formulation Renault 2.0 collection, the celebrated Formulation 3 Masters race and, in 2009, the previous European Formulation 3 championship.

The Ferrari Driver Academy appointed Bianchi in 2011 and two years later he made his F1 debut with Marussia. The next yr he achieved the crew’s first factors end, within the Monaco Grand Prix, which yielded a ninth-place end within the constructors’ championship and secured prize cash which enabled the crew to proceed racing within the season after he died.

His father mentioned the household would welcome any details about the whereabouts of their karts. “For those who see any JB17 karts in circulation, please let me know,” he mentioned. “Thanks prematurely.”

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