Pierre Gasly leads tributes to Anthoine Hubert at Belgian GP circuit - how did the driver die?

Pierre Gasly has led tributes to Anthoine Hubert and Dilano van ‘t Hoff ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix. Formula 2 driver Hubert was just 22 years old when he lost his life during a race in Spa in 2019.

Gasly has also shared a tribute on his Instagram which read: “Miss you Tonio. Thanks to everyone who joined today, had a thought or prayers for Tonio & Dilano. Proud of our sport in moments like today. RIP young champs.”

The tribute to the drivers comes just weeks after 18-year-old Hoff also lost his life on the track following an incident in FRECA at the start of July. The driver was the 49th person to lose their life on the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

Formula 1 is set to race at the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, with Gasly, a close friend of Hubert organising a run in memory of the two drivers. The Frenchman, 27, invited all teams from F1, F2 and F3 to take part in the run, with Gasly sharing that he felt this was the best way to pay tribute to Hubert.

Gasly said: “I’m someone that is emotional. I think I link places with emotions, and I’ve had the worst emotions of my life here. But at the same time, it’s only one of my favourite tracks, so it’s very contradictory.

“I love this track, and I love racing this track, but at the same time I’ll never forget what I felt going down these stairs [in the paddock] when my parents told me the news. It’s obviously tough, but I accept the sport that we do, and it’s things you have got to live with. It’s also life, as sad as it can be.”