<p class="title">Improved safety standards in motor racing will be pursued relentlessly and research into better protection for drivers will never stop, according to the sport's ruling body.</p>.<p class="bodytext">International Motoring Federation (FIA) race director Michael Masi said an investigation into the crash on Saturday that killed Formula Two driver Anthoine Hubert had already begun.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Safety is ever-evolving," said Masi, who took over his role following the sudden death earlier this year of long-time FIA official Charlie Whiting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Once different technologies become available, different materials become available -- safety is an ever-evolving process. For me, it is something that will never end.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I've said it before and I'll repeat it. Safety is one of the core pillars of the FIA, part of why it exists. That is something that just won't stop.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We'll continue to research and look at things and improve them as best we can."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Frenchman Hubert's death left the sport shocked and close friend Charles Leclerc dedicated his maiden Formula One victory for Ferrari to him following a dramatic win in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The young Monegasque drove with near-flawless judgement to convert pole position into a victory, fending off a late charge from defending five-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes to win by nine-tenths of a second.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hamilton, who admitted he was devastated by the death of Hubert and had a sleepless Saturday night afterwards, praised the work of the FIA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There's a huge amount of work that the FIA have done up to this point," he said. "I think they've been working incredibly hard and we've seen big steps already -- obviously, particularly when Charlie was here, he made massive steps forward so we will continue in that direction."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hubert's death, the first as a result of an accident at a Grand Prix for five years, stunned the sport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">American driver Juan-Manuel Correa, who suffered broken legs and a spinal injury in the crash, remained in intensive care on Sunday, but was reported to be in a stable condition.</p>
<p class="title">Improved safety standards in motor racing will be pursued relentlessly and research into better protection for drivers will never stop, according to the sport's ruling body.</p>.<p class="bodytext">International Motoring Federation (FIA) race director Michael Masi said an investigation into the crash on Saturday that killed Formula Two driver Anthoine Hubert had already begun.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Safety is ever-evolving," said Masi, who took over his role following the sudden death earlier this year of long-time FIA official Charlie Whiting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Once different technologies become available, different materials become available -- safety is an ever-evolving process. For me, it is something that will never end.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I've said it before and I'll repeat it. Safety is one of the core pillars of the FIA, part of why it exists. That is something that just won't stop.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We'll continue to research and look at things and improve them as best we can."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Frenchman Hubert's death left the sport shocked and close friend Charles Leclerc dedicated his maiden Formula One victory for Ferrari to him following a dramatic win in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The young Monegasque drove with near-flawless judgement to convert pole position into a victory, fending off a late charge from defending five-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes to win by nine-tenths of a second.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hamilton, who admitted he was devastated by the death of Hubert and had a sleepless Saturday night afterwards, praised the work of the FIA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There's a huge amount of work that the FIA have done up to this point," he said. "I think they've been working incredibly hard and we've seen big steps already -- obviously, particularly when Charlie was here, he made massive steps forward so we will continue in that direction."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Hubert's death, the first as a result of an accident at a Grand Prix for five years, stunned the sport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">American driver Juan-Manuel Correa, who suffered broken legs and a spinal injury in the crash, remained in intensive care on Sunday, but was reported to be in a stable condition.</p>