F1 world pays its tribute as Craig Breen expires after awful crash

The F1 community expressed its condolences to WRC driver Craig Breen's family and friends after the Irish driver tragically passed away on Thursday. The Hyundai Motorsport driver crashed during a test event ahead of the World Championship race in Croatia and succumbed to his injuries. The Japanese manufacturer confirmed his death after he succumbed to injuries, with co-driver James Fulton unharmed. In a statement, the team said:“Hyundai Motorsport is deeply saddened to confirm that driver Craig Breen today lost his life following an accident during the pre-event test for Croatia Rally. Co-driver James Fulton was unharmed in the incident that occurred just after midday local time. Hyundai Motorsport sends its sincerest condolences to Craig’s family, friends and his many fans. Hyundai Motorsport will make no further comment at this time.”Like the rest of the motorsport community, F1 expressed sadness over the passing away, tweeting:&quot;The Formula 1 community is sending our thoughts and love to Craig Breen's family and friends.&quot;Formula 1@F1The Formula 1 community is sending our thoughts and love to Craig Breen's family and friends twitter.com/OfficialWRC/st…World Rally Championship@OfficialWRCThe WRC family is shocked and saddened to learn of Craig Breen's passing. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of Craig at this incredibly sad time twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/s…6947570The WRC family is shocked and saddened to learn of Craig Breen's passing. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of Craig at this incredibly sad time twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/s…The Formula 1 community is sending our thoughts and love to Craig Breen's family and friends twitter.com/OfficialWRC/st…Alpine F1 driver Esteban Ocon said that it;s a very sad day for motorsport as he expressed his condolences to the Irish driver's family:&quot;A very sad day. My thoughts are with Craig’s family and friends. RIP.&quot;Esteban Ocon@OconEstebanA very sad day. My thoughts are with Craig’s family and friends. RIP. twitter.com/Motorsport/sta…Motorsport.com@MotorsportEveryone at Motorsport.com is saddened to hear that WRC driver, Craig Breen, passed away earlier today.We all send our sincerest condolences to Craig's family and friends at this difficult time 283967Everyone at Motorsport.com is saddened to hear that WRC driver, Craig Breen, passed away earlier today.We all send our sincerest condolences to Craig's family and friends at this difficult time 🌹 https://t.co/ruIFO2zqjzA very sad day. My thoughts are with Craig’s family and friends. RIP. twitter.com/Motorsport/sta…Here are some more reactions:Valtteri Bottas@ValtteriBottasShocking news. RIP @Craig_Breen twitter.com/OfficialWRC/st…World Rally Championship@OfficialWRCThe WRC family is shocked and saddened to learn of Craig Breen's passing. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of Craig at this incredibly sad time twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/s…4525230The WRC family is shocked and saddened to learn of Craig Breen's passing. Our thoughts and condolences are with the family and friends of Craig at this incredibly sad time twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/s…Shocking news. RIP @Craig_Breen 🍀 twitter.com/OfficialWRC/st…Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team@MercedesAMGF1We join the motorsport community in mourning the loss of Craig Breen, and send our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, team-mates and fans across the world. twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/s…hmsgofficial@HMSGOfficialStatement from Hyundai Motorsport5632371Statement from Hyundai Motorsport https://t.co/GLNXbphVQWWe join the motorsport community in mourning the loss of Craig Breen, and send our sincerest condolences to his family, friends, team-mates and fans across the world. twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/s…NEOM McLaren XE@McLarenXEDevastating news. Rest in peace, Craig Breen. Our thoughts are with his friends, family, and team at this difficult time.🧡 twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/s…hmsgofficial@HMSGOfficialStatement from Hyundai Motorsport93751Statement from Hyundai Motorsport https://t.co/GLNXbphVQWDevastating news. Rest in peace, Craig Breen. Our thoughts are with his friends, family, and team at this difficult time.🧡 twitter.com/HMSGOfficial/s…FIA@fiaFIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem: “On behalf of the FIA, I extend sincere condolences to the family &amp; friends of Craig Breen following his passing during a private testing accident. Our thoughts &amp; prayers are with his loved ones &amp; the Rally community at this difficult time.”2803437FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem: “On behalf of the FIA, I extend sincere condolences to the family &amp; friends of Craig Breen following his passing during a private testing accident. Our thoughts &amp; prayers are with his loved ones &amp; the Rally community at this difficult time.” https://t.co/kuIugu51qt&quot;We are going in the right direction&quot; - Ferrari F1 team bossFerrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has said that the Italian team is heading in the right direction despite a dismal start to their 2023 season. As per Motorsport.com, he said: “We are (heading) in the right direction. The mood in the team is more than good. We took a direction a bit different in terms of development for Australia. It paid off. The feeling was strange after because we were very frustrated. &quot;Quali, we are not far away to do a good job, and for different reasons, we didn't deliver. In the race, the pace was OK for me. We were a bit unlucky on the safety car red flag, and we had to do an extra pitstop. But after this, (Sainz) was able to come back, overtake a couple of cars to push on the tyres.”He concluded:“We will continue to update this one, and we'll try to update massively… We have the feeling, and I hope that we are right, and we are going in the right direction, that we have still tons of room for improvement on the car,&quot;It will be fascinating to see how quickly Ferrari makes improvements to catch up with runaway leaders Red Bull.

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