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 Castrillo y Fra🥂ncisco Javier Álvarez. DEP
They lost control of their Citroen DS3 N5 and crashed into a tree in♓ the Villa de Tineo race in Sꦅpain.
F1 driver Fernando Alonso led the tributes to his comp𒁃atriots: “How sad for all of the motor racing family to know what happened in the Villa de Tineo Rally.
“Condolences a𝓰nd all of my love to the families of Julio Cesar Castrillo and Francisco Javier Alvarez. Rest in peace."
Rall🅠y driver Carlos Sai🉐nz Sr, the father of the Ferrari F1 driver, added: "Another sad day for the rally family.
"My deepest condolences to the families of Julio César Castrillo and Francisco Javieꦉr Álvarez.
"Our sport sometimওes reminds us how hard i❀t can be."
Just days earlier, Irish driver Craig Breen died in a crash in Cro🅰atia.
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