Renault Sport Racing en Renault F1-baas Cyril Abiteboul erg aangeslagen na dood Anthoine Hubert: "Zijn spirit blijft in het team"

Anthoine Hubert (22) is zaterdag tijdens de Formula 2 feature race overleden aan de gevolgen van een zware crash op het circuit van Spa-Francorchamps. De Fransman kwam in de beginfase van de race hard in aanraking met de bandenstapel, spinde terug de baan op, waar de aanstormende Juan Manuel Correa hem niet meer kon ontwijken. De FIA meldde later dat Hubert omstreeks 18:35 (ongeveer 1,5 uur na de crash) was overleden aan de gevolgen van het ongeluk. Hubert was lid van de Renault Sport Academy en genoot volle steun van de Franse renstal. Renault Sport Racing is diep geschokt door het verlies van een jonge, talentvolle en dierbare coureur uit hun stal zo laat men weten.

Renault Sport Racing is devastated at the loss of one of its brightest young talents, Anthoine Hubert, who passed away today following an accident involving several cars at Circuit Spa-Francorchamps. The 22-year-old Frenchman was racing for BWT-Arden in the FIA F2 Championship. pic.twitter.com/xB42xwBlY8

— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) August 31, 2019

Cyril Abiteboul, managing director of Renault Sport Racing, said:

“Our thoughts are with Anthoine’s friends and family at this tragic time. Anthoine was a bright young man. His performance and conduct on and off track was that of a true gentleman [...]

— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) August 31, 2019

Cyril Abiteboul, managing director of Renault Sport Racing, said:

[...] and it was a pleasure and honour to have had him within our Academy. He will be sorely missed by our teams at Enstone and Viry. His spirit will remain with the team and we will race in his memory.”

— Renault F1 Team (@RenaultF1Team) August 31, 2019