SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium): 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 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”. – AFP
