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French driver Antoine Hubert was killed in the first round of the F2 Belgium crash at the age of 22, the FIA announced on Aug. 31.

The accident occurred at 05:07 local time on the 31st. On the second lap of the race, Hubert's car hit the right parapet wall while driving away from the famous Raidillon bend, and the car was bounced back to the track. At this time, Correa, who was still driving at high speed, hit Hubert's side box. The former car was overturned to the ground, while the latter car was seriously broken.

The match manager immediately stopped the game, and Hubert, Corell and Alesi, who also experienced the collision, were sent to the medical center at the first time. Hubert died at 06:35 in the evening because of his serious injuries. Corell is currently in stable condition and is still under observation in the local hospital; little Alesi has been confirmed to be in good condition after being examined by the medical center.

After hearing the bad news, many F1 drivers also expressed their condolences to Antoine Hubert on social media.

Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu, who is also competing in the F2 race, wrote on Weibo: "To Anthoine: my best friend and best opponent." We're gonna miss you... I really can't believe all this. RIP. "

Hubert was born in Lyon, France on September 22, 1996. he started his go-kart career in 2006 and won the French F4 Championship in 2014. He won the GP3 championship last season and was promoted to F2 this year. He belongs to Renault Sports Institute together with Chinese youngster Zhou Guanyu. Hubert has twice reached the highest podium in the second round sprint in Monaco and France this season.

Out of respect, the F2 Belgium sprint on September 1 has been cancelled.

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