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 Álvar🐻ez. DEP
They lost control of their Citroen DS3 N5 and crashed into a tree 💫i🐼n the Villa de Tineo race in Spain.
F1 driver Fernando A𒉰lonso led the tributes to his compatriots: “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 Castrillo and Francisco Javier Alvarez. Reꦛst in peace."
Rally drღiver Carlos Sa♐inz 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 Cas🗹trillo and Francisco Javier Álvarez.
"Our sport sometimes r𒁏eminds us how hard it can be."
Just days ea൲rlier, 🐲Irish driver Craig Breen died in a crash in Croatia.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Am൩erican sports, to football, to F1.
