Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz Sr lead tributes for two rally drivers who died in a crash
Que tristeza para toda la familia del motor saber lo ocurrido en el Rally Villa de Tineo.
— Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial)
🌳El pésame y todo el cariño a las familias de Julio César Castri🦋llo y Francisco Javier Álvarez. DEP
They lost control of their Citroen DS3 N5 and crashed into a tree in the Villa de Tineo race i♛n Spain.
F1 driver Fernando Alonso led the tributes to his compatriots: “How sad for all of the motor racing family to know what happened in the Vil♍la de Tineo Rally.
“Condolences and all of my love to the families of Julio C𝓀esar Castrillo an🅘d Francisco Javier Alvarez. Rest in peace."
Rally driver Carlos Sainz Sr, the father🙈 of the Ferrari F1 driver, added: "Another sad day for the rally family.
"My d🌊eepest condolences♊ to the families of Julio César Castrillo and Francisco Javier Álvarez.
"Our sport sometওimes r🌱eminds us how hard it can be."
Just days earlie🔴r, Irish driver Craig Breen died in a crash in Croatia.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to🐻 football, to F1.
