SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AFP) — Motor racing prospect Anthoine Hubert was killed on Saturday by a horrific high-speed crash just minutes into the Formula Two race held before this weekend’s F1 Belgian Grand Prix, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) announced.
Hubert, who was considered a serious talent by Renault’s F1 set up, died aged 22 following a three-car pile-up also involving Juan Manuel Correa and Giuliano Alesi at the exit of the Raidillon corner, one of the fastest sections of the quick Spa-Francorchamps track.
Tributes poured in for Hubert, with a “devastated” Formula One saying that “He will never be forgotten” and Lewis Hamilton hailing the Frenchman as a “hero.”
“This is devastating. God rest your soul Anthoine. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family today,” the reigning five-time F1 world champion said on Instagram.
“If a single one of you watching and enjoying this sport think for a second what we do is safe your hugely mistaken. All these drivers put their life on the line when they hit the track and people need to appreciate that in a serious way because it is not appreciated enough.
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“Not from the fans nor some of the people actually working in the sport. Anthoine is a hero as far as I’m concerned, for taking the risk he did to chase his dreams … Rest in peace brother.”
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wrote on Twitter: Absolutely shocked by the tragic accident of Anthoine Hubert. Terrible. My thoughts are with him and his family, friends, team and loved ones.”
In a statement, the FIA said that BWT Arden driver Hubert died at 6:35pm local time (1635 GMT), while Correa is in a “stable condition” at the CHU hospital in Liege after suffering leg fractures in the crash.
