Jules Bianchi's No. 17 is being retired from Formula One in honour of the French driver, whose funeral takes place Tuesday. Bianchi drove with this car number for 15 races in 2014, when drivers were first given the choice of which number they preferred. Jean Todt, president of motorsports' governing body, announced the decision Monday. The FIA said it was 'an appropriate gesture.' Bianchi, 25, died Friday from head injuries sustained in a crash at last year's Japanese Grand Prix. He had been in a coma since the Oct. 5 accident, in which he collided at high speed with a mobile crane which was being used to pick up another crashed car. Bianchi's funeral is in his home town of...
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