Motorsport world reacts defeated to sudden death of Van 't Hoff

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13:48, 01 Jul 2023

The motorsport world was rocked on Saturday afternoon by the sudden death of 18-year-old Dilano van 't Hoff. MP Motorsport's Dutch driver crashed during a Formula Regional European Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps and succumbed to his injuries. Many Formula 1 teams have expressed their condolences to van 't Hoff's family, friends and colleagues.

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“We are so sad to learn of the passing of Dilano van 't Hoff today at Spa-Francorchamps. Dilano died in pursuit of his dream to reach the pinnacle of motorsport. Along with the entire motorsport community, our thoughts are with his family and loved ones.” Stefano Domenicali

11:22 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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Our thoughts are with the family, friends and team of Dilano van 't Hoff following the sad news from Spa-Francorchamps today.

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11:26 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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Our hearts go out to Dilano’s family, friends, and the larger motorsport community. Pausing to reflect on the tragic passing of this young man, far too soon.

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11:36 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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The FIA extends its condolences to the family and friends of Dilano van 't Hoff and to the MP Motorsport Team following the incident today during the Formula Regional European Championship event at Spa-Francorchamps fia.com/news/fia-state…

11:32 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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Scuderia Ferrari and the FDA are shocked and saddened at the death of Dilano Van’t Hoff in a #FRECA race @circuitspa. On behalf of Scuderia and the Academy, especially those of its drivers who knew Dilano and raced against him, we offer our sincerest condolences to his family.

11:13 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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we are devastated to hear the news from Spa today. we join the wider motorsport community in sending heartfelt condolences and best wishes to the family, friends and team of Dilano van 't Hoff 🧡

11:30 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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We share the profound shock and grief in the motorsport community today following the death of MP Motorsport racer Dilano van 't Hoff We send all our love to his family and all who were close to him

11:24 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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All at Formula 2 are devastated to learn of the death of Dutch racer Dilano van 't Hoff at Spa-Francorchamps earlier today Our thoughts are with his family, friends and all his team mates at MP Motorsport

11:23 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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The McLaren Racing Team are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dilano van ’t Hoff in a Formula Regional race at Spa-Francorchamps today. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and the entire MP Motorsport team at this difficult time.

11:41 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

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Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Dilano van 't Hoff following today’s tragic incident at the Formula Regional European Championship event at Spa.

11:43 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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Atlassian Williams F1 Team

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Everyone at Williams Racing is deeply saddened by the passing of Dilano van 't Hoff, MP Motorsport Driver. Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and team throughout this difficult time.

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11:44 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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Terrible news from Spa. We’ve just learned Dilano Van’t Hoff has passed away after a big accident in Formula Regional. It is an extremely sad day for the entire motorsport family and my thoughts and condolences go to his family and friends. RIP Dilano 🙏🏻

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11:44 AM · Jul 1, 2023

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