ESPN.com · Sep 6, 2019
Vettel: Rather F1 be boring and bring Hubert back
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel has said he would rather Formula One be boring if it could bring back driver French driver Anthoine Hubert, who was killed in a Formula 2 crash in Belgium on Saturday.
French driver Hubert, 22, lost control of his car on the second lap of the Formula Two feature race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. After an initial impact with the barriers, Hubert's car came back onto the race track and was hit at upwards of 200 km/h by American driver Juan Manuel Correa. Hubert's car was split in two pieces by the crash.
Ferrari driver Vettel said in a news conference that the sport's focus on entertainment must not be prioritised over driver safety.