SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Motor racing prospect Anthoine Hubert was killed on Saturday by a horrific high-speed crash just minutes into the Formula Two race held before this weekend´s F1 Belgian Grand Prix, the FIA announced.Hubert, who was considered a serious talent by Renault´s F1 set up, died aged 22 following a three-car pile-up also involving Juan Manuel Correa and Giuliano Alesi at the exit of the Raidillon corner, one of the fastest sections of the quick Spa-Francorchamps track.Tributes poured in for Hubert, with a "devastated" Formula One saying that "He will never be forgotten" and Lewis Hamilton hailing the Frenchman as a "hero"."This is devastating. God rest your soul Anthoine. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family today," the reigning five-time F1 world champion said on Instagram."If a single one of you watching and enjoying this sport think for a second what we do is safe your hugely mistaken. 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 is 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 ... Rest in peace brother."Red Bull´s Max Verstappen wrote on Twitter: Absolutely shocked by the tragic accident of Anthoine Hubert. Terrible. My thoughts are with him and his family, friends, team and loved ones."In a statement, the FIA said that BWT Arden driver Hubert died at 6:35pm local time (1635 GMT), while Correa is in a "stable condition" at the CHU hospital in Liege after suffering leg fractures in the crash.Hubert was a Renault F1 junior and the reigning GP3 series champion, and his strong performance in junior categories had earned him full backing from Renault, who were preparing him for a big future.He had won twice in the F2 championship this season, at the French and Monaco Grand Prix meetings.His death came after he hit a wall at Raidillon and smashed into Correa at high speed, flipping the American´s Sauber junior team car upside down and shattering Hubert´s vehicle, the main monocoque separating from the rear.The impact was so severe that Correa´s feet were left exposed as the nose cone of his car was destroyed and he was trapped in the cockpit.
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