Video has emerged of yesterday's horrific crash during the formula one race in Suzuka, Japan, which has left French driver Jules Bianchi fighting for his life.

His Marussia car went out of control on the wet track, travelled across the runoff area and crashed right under a recovery truck which was lifting a Sauber which had crashed into a fence a lap earlier. Such was the impact that the recovery truck was itself lifted and moved.

Bianchi suffered a severe head injury and underwent emergency surgery.

The accident was the most serious involving a driver at a grand prix weekend since Brazilian Felipe Massa suffered near-fatal head injuries in Hungary in 2009 after being hit on the helmet by a bouncing spring shed from a car in front.

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