Bianchi will keep fighting, says father

Marussia Formula One driver Max Chilton of Britain (C) and his team members pray for Marussia Formula One driver Jules Bianchi of France who had an accident in the previous race, before the first Russian Grand Prix in Sochi October 12, 2014. REUTERS/Pool/Valdrin Xhemaj

(Reuters) - Critically injured French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi will not give up his fight for life but the situation remains desperate, his father Philippe said on Tuesday.

Speaking to Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in Yokkaichi, Japan, where the Marussia driver is in intensive care, Bianchi senior said he still had hope he would be able to take his son home one day.