F1 News
Hamilton heart broken after Hubert's death as he underlines the real dangers
Lewis Hamilton has responded, via social media, to the fatal accident which occurred at Spa-Francorchamps yesterday. The Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert died from a high-speed collision after hitting the barriers and running back across the track. The five-time Formula 1 world champion underlines all the dangers of motorsport and asks for the incident to be dealt with in a respectable way.
The death was confirmed on Saturday evening by the FIA. The 22-year-old had won two races already this season and was linked with Renault. Juan Manuel Correa, who hit Hubert, also went to the hospital but is now in a stable condition. The race was immediately canceled, with the second race on Sunday also canceled out of respect.
Hamilton posted a few pictures on his Instagram story before writing a paragraph about the dangers of motorsport.
"This is devastating. God rest your soul Anthoine. Your prayers and thoughts are with you and your family today. If a single one of you watching and enjoying this sport think for a second what we do is safe you're hugely mistaken," Hamilton said.
"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 not appreciated enough. 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. I'm so sad this has happened. Let's lift him up and remember him. Rest in peace brother."