Gresini Racing's Marco Simoncelli has unfortunately passed away today after succumbing to injuries sustained during a freak accident during the second lap of the Malaysian GP at Sepang. The 24 year old Italian rider was battling for fourth when he went wide, and while rejoining he slid into the path of Tech 3's Colin Edwards and Ducati's Valentino Rossi.
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Has anyone been watching todays Moto GP from Sepang Int. Circuit in Malaysia? Horrible accident! What is the latest status on Marco Simoncelli? The transmission on "Viasat Motor", the motorsport channel in Sweden ended without any usefull info.
Pray he survives!
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The speed of Ayrton Senna.
The mind of Alain Prost.
The dedication of Michael Schumacher.
The determination of Alex Zanardi.
What a loss for Moto GP and motorsport. He was such a colourful character with so much promise for the future. I am very sad by this news, what a tradegy.
R.I.P. Marco Simoncelli 1987-2011
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The speed of Ayrton Senna.
The mind of Alain Prost.
The dedication of Michael Schumacher.
The determination of Alex Zanardi.
Oh Jesus, what a great loss to the world of moto GP.
Im very very saddened to hear of his untimely demise. I will always remember him for his no nonsense overtaking attitude. A colourful guy, he will be missed by many bikers round the world for his quite visible heart in the sleeve nature.
Damn, Im actually lost for words....
Between Marco's and Dan's demise,this has been a very difficult period for me. I net Dan at a test at Barber Motosports Park. He was incredibly nice. He literally spent like 5 minutes out of his time to shoot the breeze with me and my father. Marco was by far the most exciting and colorful rider in MotoGP. Two great racing series have lost more than words could ever say. Marco and Dan I look foward to seeing you both again one day. RIP
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Sir Frank Williams after the 2003 Canadian GP, where Ralf hesitated to pass brother M. Schumacher
This is terrible! I don't have cable so I don't get to watch MotoGP live, but I woke up to this news. Such a sad day again for Motorsport. Wasn't a huge fan of his, obviously I pull for the American riders, but I like Marco for his no nonsense attitude. At least the next life will be chock full of talent to watch. This is the third death in one week for motorsport. Dan Wheldon, off road racer Rick Huseman and now Marco. Damn shame the good die young.
Marco was going to be Riders Champ one day, he was larger than life on and on track, whitch bucked the current mould on MotoGP. It was the uncompromising style that adhered him to me, he was crazy, mental and quick.
Hope his family is being helped thrugh this difficult time by God.
As for Colin and Vale who hit him, i hope they are also okay as it was a freak accedent.
Its 2 in a week for motorsport, we all need to bangether nad hepl one another thru it, 2 wheels and 4.
Safety is a constant puch, we must never stop, but we have seen that even on the most modren tracks 100% safety isnt a given.
I've come to enjoy his personality and performances over the past year and was looking forward to more consistent results from this crazy Italian.
By the footage I've seen, if Edwards and Rossi had been a few more seconds behind him they wouldn't have hit him and the accident wouldn't have been as bad...
And how Rossi managed to stay on the bike is incredible! He was side by side but bounce back on.
Very sad week for motorsport. My heart goes out to his friends & family. May Marco rest in peace. I hope Edwards isn't feeling too bad or guilty about the accident.
