The 2019 Belgian Grand Prix was a roller coaster of emotions for me as a Ferrari fan as well as a motorsport fan. The weekend started off normal with F2 and F1 looking to put on another incredible weekend for us fans.
That was until the incident that shook the racing world. During the F2 race, an incident at the infamous Eau Rougue and Radillon section of the track saw F2 prospect and F1 hopeful Anthoine Hubert spun off into a barrier which kicked him onto the track where he would be hit by Juan Manuel Correa killing him and severely injuring Correa.
The news of Antoine’s death shook the racing world, and the next day under a somber tone, the show went on… for Antoine.
Charles Leclerc would line up on pole followed by the Mercedes duo. For Charles, it would be difficult enough having to hold back the raging arrows on a normal day, but with the added stress of losing a dear friend, Sunday would be a difficult hurdle.
While the race is often overcast by loss, it was a beautiful moment to watch as Charles would take the checkered flag and get his first win in F1, a childhood dream for us all under the most unfortunate circumstances.
That infamous race weekend holds a lot of negative memories but we can look back on it thankful for one thing, that weekend we saw a united sport. The rivalries were left behind us all for that weekend and we were all brought together.
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