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RIP Antoine Hubert

LTKapal
LTKapal Posts: 1,312
in Other Football and Sports
I made a post in the Hamilton thread about a formula 2 crash but it seems the driver involved unfortunately didn't survive.
FIA statement here: https://www.fia.com/news/statement-incident-during-fia-formula-2-sprint-race-spa-francorchamps

A sad reminder that motorsport is still dangerous even with the advent of modern safety technology.
Thoughts and prayers go to the families.

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  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    RIP!!... Not surprised in the slightest, would have been a bloody miracle had he walked away from that one!!
  • James86
    James86 Posts: 329
    RIP!! As @ForeverAddickted said would’ve been a miracle if he’d walked away. Hopefully Correa pulls through 🤞
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,288
    Out of curiousity which one was Hubert?

    I presume he was the one who had the first crash so was the one hit by the second driver?
  • James86
    James86 Posts: 329
    Hubert was in the pink car. So yes he was hit after his initial crash. 
  • LTKapal
    LTKapal Posts: 1,312
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Out of curiousity which one was Hubert?

    I presume he was the one who had the first crash so was the one hit by the second driver?
    Yes, Hubert was the one that hit the wall then was subsequently hit in the side.
    The other one in hospital is the one which ended up upside down I believe.
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited August 2019
    LTKapal said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Out of curiousity which one was Hubert?

    I presume he was the one who had the first crash so was the one hit by the second driver?
    Yes, Hubert was the one that hit the wall then was subsequently hit in the side.
    The other one in hospital is the one which ended up upside down I believe.
    Thats the way i see it too.
    absolutely horrific crash.

    It seems that he has come up from Eau Rouge, lost control,then hit the barrier on the left , bouncing across the track into barrier on right straight in front of oncoming traffic.
  • LTKapal
    LTKapal Posts: 1,312
    The_President said:
    LTKapal said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Out of curiousity which one was Hubert?

    I presume he was the one who had the first crash so was the one hit by the second driver?
    Yes, Hubert was the one that hit the wall then was subsequently hit in the side.
    The other one in hospital is the one which ended up upside down I believe.
    Thats the way i see it too.
    absolutely horrific crash.

    It seems that he has come up from Eau Rouge, lost control,then hit the barrier on the left , bouncing across the track into barrier on right straight in front of oncoming traffic.
    I'm on my phone so I can't post it yet but there's a longer replay that shows the buildup.
    A car 2 places in front of him starts spinning near the top of eau rogue, can't see what happens after that but I presume the car spins out and he's been clipped as he crests eau rogue and sent into the wall which ultimately led to his tragic accident. 
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,205
    So sad. RIP. 
  • Daarrzzetbum
    Daarrzzetbum Posts: 1,236
    awful crash RIP
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  • CafcWest
    CafcWest Posts: 6,166
    Young and talented. RIP.
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,730
    RIP
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    RIP
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,934
    Posted this in the Hamilton thread 

    Antoine was in the same racing driver academy as my 11 year old son Jacob and was literally tutoring him on the simulator 2 weeks or so ago.

    We are utterly devastated and Jacob is crestfallen. Rest in peace Antoine - our heart goes out to your family. He was a genuinely funny and lovely guy and the kids loved him. He didn’t act like a driver on the verge of F1 - he larked about with Jacob like anyone else would 

    utterly fucked me up and don’t know if I want my boy to race anymore tbh
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    This highlights what happened. So, Hubert was taking evasive action from Alesi, and just hit the right hand side wall. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJZ4SMShrJM

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