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 Francisco Javier Álvarꦜez. DEP
They lost🌱 control of their Citroen DS3 N5 and cra♋shed into a tree in the Villa de Tineo race in Spain.
F1 driver Fernando Alonso led the tributes to his compatriots: 𒐪“How💃 sad for all of the motor racing family to know what happened in the Villa de Tineo Rally.
“Condolences and all of my love to the families of Julio Cesar Castri💦llo and Francisco Javier Alvarez. Rest in peace♈."
Rally driver Carlos Sainz Sr, the f๊a🤪ther of the Ferrari F1 driver, added: "Another sad day for the rally family.
"My deepest condolꦯences to the families of Julio César Castrillo and Francisco Javier Álvarez.
"Our sport sometimes remindsꦦ us how hard it can be."
Just days earlier,🐓 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 sp⭕orts, to football, to F1.
