Shocking news from the world of motorsport. The 51-year-old Nathalie Maillet is said to have been murdered by her husband.
Symbolic picture: The track in Spa.
The motorsport world mourns Nathalie Maillet. The 51-year-old has been the head of the racetrack in Spa-Franchorchamps, Belgium, since 2016. Maillet was found dead on Sunday morning in a house in Gouvy, Luxembourg. According to media reports, there were two other bodies in the house.
As the Schweizer Blick reports, the other two bodies are said to be a friend of Maillet's and her husband. A double murder with subsequent suicide is suspected, the man is said to have shot the two women first and then himself.
“Shocked and Sad”
In any case, the race track management in Spa confirmed the tragic death: “Today we lost a highly respected woman, a real leader that we will miss very much. Nathalie had become the face of the race track, she embodied the passion for racing that we all share “, it said in a statement.
Très choqué et attristé par la brutale disparition de Nathalie Maillet, directrice du @circuitspa. Elle incarnait ce haut lieu du sport automobile. Toutes mes pensées et ma solidarité vont à sa famille, à ses amis et aux équipes de Spa-Francorchamps. pic.twitter.com/UjV1EGq9Xe
– Jean Todt (@JeanTodt) August 15, 2021
And Jean Todt, FIA President, commented on the death of the 51-year-old: “I am shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Nathalie Maillet. All my thoughts and my solidarity go out to her family, friends and the Spa teams -Francorchamps: Formula 1 will stop in Spa at the end of August, and the first race after the summer break will take place there on August 29th.
