Jules Bianchi is 'critical but stable', as parents arrive at his bedside after horror crash at Suzuka
Mother and father will on Tuesday meet medical team of French Marussia driver, who remains in intensive care following surgery
The parents of Formula One driver Jules Bianchi arrived at his bedside in Japan on Monday, where he is in a critical, but stable condition after one of the sport's worst crashes in nearly two decades.
Philippe and Christine Bianchi entered the Mie Prefectural General Medical Centre without speaking to journalists, as a row brewed in the rarefied world of F1 over why race organisers had pressed ahead with their planned 3pm start time when such heavy rain was expected.
The 25-year-old French driver careened out of control on a rain-sodden circuit at Suzuka on Sunday, smashing into a recovery vehicle near the end of the Japanese Grand Prix.
It should be understood that it is very, very serious
Formula One's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), said the Marussia driver had suffered a "severe head injury" and was "critical, but stable".
FIA press officer Matteo Bonciani, who is close to Bianchi, told journalists: "It should be understood that it is very, very serious."
Bianchi's parents would meet his medical team this morning, Bonciani added.
The hospital was refusing to comment on the driver's condition, citing patient privacy.
