Formula One driver Jules Bianchi is reportedly in a critical condition after being seriously injured in a crash at a wet Japanese Grand Prix.
Bianchi's Marussia car was apparently in a collision with a recovery vehicle that was on the scene removing Adrian Sutil's Sauber which had come off at the same turn a lap earlier and skidded into a wall.
Frenchman Bianchi, 25, was unconscious as he was transferred to hospital in Nagoya by ambulance because the medical helicopter could not fly because of heavy rain from Typhoon Phanfone.
He is in a critical condition and has been operated on, according to his father, French media reported.
Typhoon rains had been forecast for the race which began behind the Safety Car - and the drivers were called back to the pits minutes later.
The Safety Car came out again after 44 laps following Bianchi's crash at turn seven and the race was suspended two laps later with the rain getting heavier and the light rapidly deteriorating.
Sutil, who was not hurt in his accident, told Sky Sports F1: "The yellow flags were out after I aquaplaned at the corner as the rain got more and more.
"And one lap later with waved yellow flags Jules came around and had the same spin there.
"It was more or less the same crash, but just the outcome was a bit different."
Sutil said he felt the Safety Car should have been deployed after he crashed due to the risk of another driver going off at the corner.
"With respect to this corner I think everyone knows this is one of the most tricky corners and when it is getting late and the rain increases.
"Let's say when you have an accident there you should probably think about a Safety Car."
FIA head of communications Matteo Bonciani told reporters: "The driver (Bianchi) is not conscious and has been sent to the hospital by the ambulance because the helicopter cannot fly in these conditions.
"Further updates will follow but for the moment we cannot say anything. I will keep you updated as fast as I can."
The grand prix was won by Britain's Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes with German team-mate Nico Rosberg second.
Hamilton said: "Our first thoughts go to Jules - it overshadows everything else when one of our colleagues is injured and we are praying for him. Next to this, the race result doesn't seem significant at all."
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, who was third, tweeted: "Our thoughts and prayers are with @Jules_Bianchi... We hope to hear some positive news soon."
After the prizes were presented, no champagne was sprayed on the podium and there were no celebrations.
Marussia is an Anglo-Russian team based in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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