French driver Anthoine Hubert dies in Formula Two accident
Racing driver Anthoine Hubert died on Saturday following a crash during the Formula Two race held before this weekend's F1 Belgian Grand Prix, race organisers told reporters. Hubert, 22, died following a high-speed pile-up with American Juan Manuel Correa and Japan's Marino Sato in the second lap of the race.
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- Published Date: 08:19 | 31 August 2019
- Modified Date: 09:02 | 31 August 2019
French driver Anthoine Hubert has died in a Formula Two accident at the Belgian Grand Prix.
The 22-year-old died following a 160 mph (257 kph) collision at the high-speed Spa-Francorchamps track, which earlier Saturday saw qualifying for Sunday's Formula One race.
Hubert raced for the British-owned Arden team.
Motorsport's governing body FIA said Hubert "succumbed to his injuries, and passed away at 18:35."
The statement also gave details of the other two drivers involved, Juan-Manuel Correa and Giuliano Alesi.
Correa was "in a stable condition" and being treated at Liege hospital and Alesi was checked and declared fit at the on-site medical center.
FIA says it is investigating the incident.