The 22-year-old French driver Antoine Hubert was killed after an accident on Saturday during the ninth stage of the Formula 2 World Championship at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Grand Belgium, the 13th stage of the Formula One World Championship.
The Federation pointed to the death of the driver of the team «PWT Jordan» came after «a serious accident» on the famous circuit, explaining, in a statement, according to Agence France-Presse: «emergency and ambulance teams immediately came to the place, and drivers were transferred to the medical center», "As a result of the incident, Alfia regrets to announce that the 19th driver of the car, Antoine Hubert, died of his wounds," he said.
The strong accident took place on the second lap at the straight part of the circuit after the U-Rouge, which is one of the most famous turns in the racetracks, and included Hubert, American Juan Manuel Correa and Japanese Marino Sato.
The footage showed that Hubert first hit the wall outside the asphalt track, before returning to the track, losing control of his car, and colliding with Korea coming from behind very quickly.
The friction between the two vehicles split the Hubert's car, while the American driver suffered leg fractures. The FIA statement said Korea was in "stable condition" after being taken to hospital.