2019 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix

Lesley Buurlage · Aug 31, 2019

whole left side of hubert's car was completely gone.. honestly haven't seen such an gut wrenching awful crash since bianchi... hopefully both hubert and correa are alive and ok as far as that is possible

Lesley Buurlage · Aug 31, 2019

not what we hoped for, but certainly feared.. RIP Antoine Hubert
https://www.fia.com/news/statement-incident-during-fia-formula-2-sprint-race-spa-francorchamps

BrainsBush · Aug 31, 2019

RIP Anthoine Hubert
(and also hoping for a quick and good recovery for Correa)

ears · Aug 31, 2019

I watched a live F2 race today for the first time in years.

I wish I hadn't.

A sickening crash. A tragedy.

tziromskas · Aug 31, 2019

#AH19
RIP Anthoine Hubert, a genuine promising star.

Moustagua · Aug 31, 2019

RIP Antoine... It's so sad!!!

Ole Marius Myrvold · Aug 31, 2019

It's a weird situation. It was a shocking accident, and not as surprising, but just as sad reading the official words. I find comfort in the fact that he was doing what he loved.

After 2011 I learned to always say "see you later" or "until next time" to people, as that's not final. It's a hope and optimism for the future, while goodbye is final.

Goodbye Anthoine Hubert.

Sasha Jednak · Aug 31, 2019

RIP Anthoine Hubert

Decided to watch F2 today. Result was obvious looking at the moment of crash. Was hoping I was wrong.

paracletus · Aug 31, 2019

That's terrible news.

snyperal · Aug 31, 2019

Heartbreaking RIP.

NDG · Aug 31, 2019

It's really sad. I wish I didn't watch those clips. RIP Antoine...

farjam · Aug 31, 2019

Rest in peace Antoine.
Nothing more to say, Mario Andretti's quote on Ronnie's death and racing keeps repeating in my head.

Nick Hill · Aug 31, 2019

RIP Antoine. No words, just awful.

NewOne0 · Aug 31, 2019

I wish the people involved all the best. Such a tragic day once again. And yet there are still people, even here on this website, who want to see big crashes & LESS safety measures. I hope the FIA is going to look at race tracks to change them in a way that makes it nearly impossible for a car to slide back towards the track & other cars after going off. And if a track can't be overhauled to meet such standards, it should be kicked out of the calender, imho.

pcraenme · Aug 31, 2019

Very sad day and my sincere condolences to his family and friends.

This will probably trigger a lot of discussions again about safety. But, this was really a freak accident and you cannot make this sport 100% safe, and drivers know that. Look also at Lewis’ reaction to this. Also look at other sports like cycling, where just recently a young and talented Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht died after a crash. In that sport there were much more deathly accidents than racing over the past years. Sadly these things happen in sports like this.

RobertGracie · Aug 31, 2019

Racing will never be safe and I watched the crash live and its giving me cold sweats now, I do hope they retire number 19 like they did with number 17 for Jules Bianchi, I just feel they need to do something about it and I watched that crash and what haunts me about it the most was where the second car hit the BWT Arden, ahead of all the crash structure....

As for Spa itself Radillion is a lethal corner it took the life of Stefan Bellof (probably the only person that would have been greater than Senna!) but if the wind was blowing down hill at the time he had no chance, the wind is a key factor for the corner if its boing in the wrong direction that corner is a killer its just sobering thing about it now.....and even Lewis who saw the crash and cut short an interview and went off screen was horrified by it....its scary...