A street in the city of Nice will soon bear the name of Jules Bianchi, who died on July 17th, 2015 following his serious crash at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. Bianchi, who was born in Nice in 1989, will be honoured in his native city, where the 'rue du Sapin' will be renamed after him. Nice mayor Philippe Pradal and president of the Nice urban area Christian Estrosi announced it on Monday. The French Riviera city chose to pay tribute to the French driver, who took part in 34 grands prix with Marussia, in the Saint-Isidore neighbourhood, where sport is very important – that street is located near the stadium of football club OGC Nice. A ceremony will take place on January 23rd at 4:45pm,...
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