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" Formula 1 driver\u00A0Jules Bianchi passed away on Friday as a result of injuries sustained during an on-track incident in October 2014. As a tribute to the driver, the F\u00E9d\u00E9ration Internationale de l&amp;#039;Automobile, the governing body of F1 and other motorsports, has announced in a statement that it will retire Bianchi&amp;#039;s number, 17, from the F1 World Championship. Starting last year, the FIA allowed drivers to select a single number and &amp;quot;own&amp;quot; it for the rest of their career, rather than number allocation being based on the team&amp;#039;s finishing position in the constructors&amp;#039; championship. In light of this, the FIA thought it appropriate to retire Bianchi&amp;#039;s number for good. In another tribute to the fallen driver, there will be a moment of silence on the grid before the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest this weekend.\u00A0 Bianchi&amp;#039;s funeral will be held tomorrow morning in Nice. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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