MotoGP rider Marco Marco Simoncelli Dies folowing Sepang crash
Oct 23, 2011 | 05:59 AM
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MotoGP rider Marco Marco Simoncelli Dies folowing Sepang crash 
MotoGP rider Marco Marco Simoncelli Dies folowing Sepang crash
Another sad day for motorsports, we lost a lot of talents in 2011.
Simoncelli dies from injuries - Yahoo! Eurosport
Marco Simoncelli has died from the injuries he sustained in a crash on the second lap of the Malaysian Grand Prix. He was 24. Simoncelli was fighting for fourth with Alvaro Bautista when he lost the front of his bike and slid across the circuit, into the path of Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi, both of whom appeared to hit the Honda. Simoncelli lay stricken on the track after the crash, his helmet having come off during the incident.
He was taken by ambulance to the circuit's medical centre, but at 4.56pm local time it was announced he had succumbed to his injuries. The death was the first fatality in MotoGP since Daijiro Katoh, also a Gresini rider, passed away as a result of injuries sustained in the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix. The last fatal accident in the world championship series came when Moto2 rider Showa Tomizawa was killed at Misano last September.
Simoncelli had established himself as one of the most exciting new stars in MotoGP this season, his second year at the top level with the Gresini Honda team.
This the crash that took his life.
Oct 23, 2011 | 06:37 AM
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RIP Marco, you will be sorely missed and my condolences to his family and friends.
Two deaths in two weeks? This is so unbelievable - I'm not superstitious, but I literally am dreading next weekend and the Indian Grand Prix!
Two deaths in two weeks? This is so unbelievable - I'm not superstitious, but I literally am dreading next weekend and the Indian Grand Prix!
