Antoine Hubert - RIP

AMKC

Only right we have a thread to remember him. I did not know of him myself until today. Very very sad to see and hear of an up and coming driver killed. I myself have not and am not going to watch the video of the crash as I feel that would be wrong.

RIP Antoine Hubert.

Inviere

I watched the various angles of the crash as it was breaking news, I wish I hadn't It was a horrific accident, and a very costly reminder to us all that beneath the very safe. predictable, and often boring appearance of open wheel racing...it's a damned dangerous sport when things go wrong.

RIP Antoine

skipper_G

I've had the pleasure to see some of Hubert's racing in GP3 and F2. He was a talented young man, lost too soon. Remember him as a champion. RIP Anthoine

jv2000

Desperately sad and a wake up call for anybody who thinks the sport has become too safe. Realistically something like this could happen on any circuit. Regardless it was heartbreaking to see his mother and brother holding his helmet earlier this morning during the minutes silence. Hubert was a decent driver and had 2 wins already this season in F2, Monaco and France. He certainly got up to speed in F2 faster than Mick Schumacher which is a credit to him considering the focus placed on Schumacher. The irony here is that I would not have been watching F2 at all this year if it wasn't for Schumacher's participation. Hubert was a very likeable driver and despite not being in the best team he was constantly participating in the points, he also massively outperformed his teammate this season. RIP.

Richard Hillman

One of the primary reasons why I stopped watching F1 was that the gravel traps were replaced with concrete run off areas. Drivers would run wide and there would be absolutely no negative effect.

The removal of most gravel traps was supposed to be for safety purposes. Hubert had an accident, a bad one but it was likely he was OK from the crash. What killed him was a car that ran wide through Eu Rouge, and went full speed through the concrete run off area. Whereas if it was a gravel trap, the other driver wouldn't have been going anywhere near the speed he was at.

jay48

Richard Hillman wrote: »

One of the primary reasons why I stopped watching F1 was that the gravel traps were replaced with concrete run off areas. Drivers would run wide and there would be absolutely no negative effect.

The removal of most gravel traps was supposed to be for safety purposes. Hubert had an accident, a bad one but it was likely he was OK from the crash. What killed him was a car that ran wide through Eu Rouge, and went full speed through the concrete run off area. Whereas if it was a gravel trap, the other driver wouldn't have been going anywhere near the speed he was at.

Have you ever gone through a gravel trap at speed?
I doubt very much gravel would have made any difference in that accident.

jv2000

LIGHTNING wrote: »

How is it a wake up call? We have had a number of high profile crashes and deaths in Motorsport in the last few years. I dont think anybody has become complacent .

Perhaps this is the case for the hardcore motorsport fans however I have come across so many casual fans that do not believe there is danger there anymore. When you see crashes like Alonso's one at Melbourne a couple of years ago and the fact he walked away it is a testament to safety and you can understand where such complacency comes from. Unfortunately the Bianchi accident was such a freak accident and the fact he was alive for almost a year after meant that it did not register with most people. When you start to look at Indycar etc and the likes of the Wickens and Wheldon accidents then maybe there is an argument against complacency (even here you need to discount the oval factor). Basically from the point of the more casual fan (like the colleagues I will be talking to later today) this is a wake up call, the circumstances of Saturday's accident could occur anywhere and no amount of protective car cell/structure is going to prevent serious injury or death in such an incident unfortunately.

donspeekinglesh

jv2000 wrote: »

When you start to look at Indycar etc and the likes of the Wickens and Wheldon accidents then maybe there is an argument against complacency (even here you need to discount the oval factor).

Dario would be an non-oval example there. (I know it was the concussion, rather than the broken back was the reason behind his retirement.)

Ghost Train

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11802836/juan-manuel-correa-in-critical-but-stable-condition-after-f2-crash

Bad news that Juan Manuel Correa having problems, in critical but stable condition.