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F1 drivers share memories of Bianchi

A number of F1 drivers have been sharing their memories of Jules Bianchi following his death last week at the age of 25.

Bianchi passed away following nine months in a coma as a result of an accident at the Japanese Grand Prix in 2014, with a number of drivers attending his funeral in Nice on Tuesday.

The paddock reconvened in Budapest on Thursday for the first time since Bianchi's death, and many drivers were asked to share their memories of Bianchi. A number of the responses are on the following pages, including recollections from Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Romain Grosjean and Felipe Massa.

All drivers will carry stickers in memory of Bianchi on their helmets at the Hungaroring this weekend, while there will also be a minute's silence on the grid ahead of the start of the race.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.