Dutch teenager Dilano van 't Hoff died following a crash in a Formula Regional European Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday.
The 18-year-old was involved in a multiple car pile-up, with Galway driver Adam Fitzgerald also crashing out, on the exit of the notorious Eau Rouge corner in wet conditions.
Eau Rouge has a deadly record spanning decades, with the left-handed kink leading into the fast and steep Raidillon right-hander and crest.
Frenchman Anthoine Hubert was killed four years ago at the exit of Raidillon in an F2 race, with his car hitting barriers and bouncing back onto the track. The circuit which has now claimed 49 lives.
Van 't Hoff won the 2021 Spanish F4 championship and was racing for the Dutch MP Motorsport team on the ladder that leads to Formula One.
Media reports said his car crashed on the long Kemmel straight that follows on from Raidillon.
"MP Motorsport is deeply saddened to confirm that our driver, Dilano van 't Hoff has passed away as a result of a crash during the second race of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine at Spa Francorchamps," the team said.
Fitzgerald's Race Performance Motorsport team posted on Instagram: "We would like to wish Adam all the best over the next few months with his recovery. He is currently in a stable condition in hospital."
The Belgian circuit is scheduled to host Formula One's final round before the summer break later this month.
News of the accident prompted strong reaction from a number of F1 stars.
Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll demanded alterations are made to the track ahead of the 30 July race.
"It's not fair what happened and that corner needs to be looked at and changed because we’ve lost two young talents in the span of five years," he said.
"We seriously need to think about what to do at that corner because it’s never fun going through there.
"Every time we go through there we put our lives on the line and today we saw something bad happen and it’s not right.
"They will be playing with fire again in a couple of weeks, and it’s not just us. Formula Two kids, Formula Three kids, everyone goes through that corner."
Double world champion Fernando Alonso, Formula One's most experienced driver and Stroll's team-mate, said wet weather procedures needed looking into, with visibility a real problem.
"We cannot see anything. So if there is a car in the middle of the straight or whatever, that's the real danger. What happened today should not be repeated," he said.
"The spray of the cars needs to be studied to reduce it... I don't know if Spa is the problem.
"I guess in Monza it will be the same thing if you find one car in the middle of the straight. You will not be able to see it, and that's the real problem."
