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Bianchi's race number 17 to be retired

Jules Bianchi's racing number 17 has been retired from use in Formula One following the French driver's death last week, the sport's governing body announced on Monday. 'As F1 car numbers are now personally chosen by each driver, the FIA believes it to be an appropriate gesture to retire Jules Bianchi's number 17,' the International Automobile Federation (FIA) said on their website (www.fia.com). 'As a result, this number can no longer be used for a car competing in the FIA Formula One World Championship.' Bianchi died in hospital nine months after he suffered severe head injuries in a Japanese Grand Prix accident when his Marussia crashed into a recovery tractor moving another car away...
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