Anthoine Hubert died in late August during an F2 race at Spa-Francorchamps.
We thought deaths on the race track were over. We thought after the deaths of racing legend as Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR and Formula One would make racing safer for drivers.
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Then came August 31st, 2019. The Belgian Grand Prix F2 racing event was going smoothly–until Anthoine Hubert crashed into American racer Juan-Manuel Corea during the second lap. Corea was injured, but Hubert succumbed to injuries at the age of 22 years old.
This recent incident, which occurred at the Spa-Francorchamps racing circuit, begs the question: Is racing too dangerous?
Hubert’s death reminds race fans of what happened to Dale Earnhardt. On the third lap of a race at the Daytona International Speedway on February 18th, 2001, Earnhardt crashed and died at the age of 49.
Is there a problem with the cars? Tracks? Drivers?
We may never know, for sure. But one thing is for sure: nobody wants to see other tragedies like those that befell Hubert and Earnhardt.
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I dedicate this to the memory of Anthoine Hubert. Let his death be a lesson to all about the dangers of automobile racing.
