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 Franciscoꦿ Javier Álvare🔯z. DEP
They lost control of their Citr🍒oen DS3 N5 and crashed into a tree in the Villa de Tineo race in Spai♏n.
F1 driver Fernando Alonso led the tributes to his compatriots: “How sad for all of the motor racing ꦜfamily to know what happened in the🎀 Villa de Tineo Rally.
“Condolences and all of my love to th�ꦐ�e families of Julio Cesar Castrillo and Francisco Javier Alvarez. Rest in peace."
Rally driver Carlos Sainz Sr, the father of the Ferrari F1 driver, added: "Another 𝓀sad day for the rally🔜 family.
"Mꦑy deepest condolences to the families of Ju𝐆lio César Castrillo and Francisco Javier Álvarez.
"Our sport sometimes reminds us how hard itဣ can be."
Just days earlier, Irish driver Craig Breen died in a crash in ꦫCroatia.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering ev༒erythin💝g from American sports, to football, to F1.
