F1:Manor's John Booth says an 'emotional week' awaits them in Japan

With F1 returning to Suzuka for the first time since Jules Bianchi’s accident in last year’s Japanese GP, Manor team boss John Booth has spoken of the “extremely emotional week” that awaits them.

The 25-year-old Frenchman died in hospital in his home town of Nice in July, nine months after he suffered severe head injuries in a collision with a recovery vehicle during the closing stages of 2014's race.

"After the high of a positive Singapore Grand Prix, we head to Japan hopeful of a similarly strong performance this weekend. There will, however, be a rather more challenging backdrop for our team in Suzuka, after Jules' devastating accident here last season," Booth said in a team statement.

"There is no escaping the fact that this will be an extremely emotional week for us. Many of the team members who were with us in 2014 are back with us this year, including our colleagues at Scuderia Ferrari and of course Will [Stevens] and Alexander [Rossi], both of whom were in Suzuka last year in their roles as Reserve Drivers.