Christ that was one of the worst crashes i've seen, Side show bob my thoughts and prayers are with you
Where is it on. Heard loads about this crash in the last ten mins on the web.
It's on You Tube and it's not pretty.If he has survived it will be a miracle.
RIP Marco
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Can't even begin to think how Edwards and Rossi must be feeling.
Sad day for MotoGP
This is a sad sad day.
🙁 🙁 🙁
carbon, why are you so keen to watch someone die?
saw this as it happened. a tragic accident and a sad loss for for moto gp. a very tallented rider who was going to go far in the sport
RIP Marco
carbon, why are you so keen to watch someone die?
I assume he was not pronounced dead at the time!
Just woke up to read this, I'm a bit part motoGP fan as I like the overtaking. He was my favourite rider I'm beyond gutted!
Not good at all 🙁 RIP big hairy fella.
Terrible news - watching the video, it looks like he may have been in serious trouble before Edwards hit him 😥
RIP
A shocking and horrible crash especially seeing the helmet rolling off the track, he didnt have much chance after Edwards hitting his body and Rossi hitting his helmet. A sad week for motorsports with Dan Wheldon last week and then this today.
RIP Marco Simoncelli 🙁
Very sad day for the sport , Marco brought some real exitement to the races. 🙁
RIP Marco 🙁 .
Horrible horrible crash. Sad day.
i am not a moto gp fan but i was watching the race this morning and saw it live - i felt totally sick. RIP Simoncelli, thoughts are with your family and lady.
I feel sick.
Simioncelli one of the most exciting riders about.
Gutted
RIP Marco !
Terrible news.
I was just gonna watch the race after the rugby when I heard.
Looks like his helmet strap had broken away from its mounting in the impact? THe initial off didn't look too bad but he tried to keep it up and ended up going back across the track, possibly trapped under the bike?
Because safety is so good these days we tend to forgot how dangerous motorcycle racing is but there's little you can do to legislate for when riders get hit by other bikes.
The sport has lost one of its greatest characters and future superstars.
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RIP. A future World Champ lost to the sport.
Brings back memories of all the friends I've lost to motorbike racing and on the road.
Ride safe folks.
Yes undoubtedly he was the future of Moto GP, just an awful tragedy he will be greatly missed.
Bloody hell. Saw the crash this morning. Thought the reports of his condition at the time didn't tally with the cancelation of the race.
Simoncelli.......
Feel like someone has punched me in the stomach, gutted.
Thoughts for his family & friends, what a star he was, always 100%
I am a massive [url= http://marcosimoncelli.it/ ]SuperSic[/url] fan. He was the best thing to happen to MotoGP in recent years, bringing some colour, flair and proper elbows-out racing to the class. I only heard when the BBC race coverage came on (and wondering why SKY+ had only the 125s and Moto2 races).
He was a future world champion in the making and a massive talent. GP racing will not be the same without him. Motorcycle racing has lost a massive character in all senses.
I haven't seen the crash video; I don't want to, but the Daily Mail website (which is at the top of a google search for Sic) disgusts me. The video is up there, but more graphically the stills capture from the video that leave nothing to the imagination.
RIP
RIP Marco. Such a loss to the sport, was having a great end of season and showing much potential, the future Rossi IMO. You'll be missed Sideshow.
RIP Simoncelli.
The worlds a poorer place without your flamboyant style and character.
What a terrible accident. At least, I suppose, he died doing what he loved. I hope his family can take at least a little comfort in that.
Wouldn't be at all surprised if Steve Parish's prediction of Rossi retiring comes to fruition, he must be devastated.
R.I.P Marco
Haven't seen the accident and don't want to. Thoughts go out to Colin and Valentino too. RIP Marco. 🙁
Horrific to say the least 😯
RIP Marco.
Incredibly unlucky for Rossi to have struck his head it didn't look that bad otherwise.
I've been a big fan of Marco Simoncelli since he started in Moto GP
To be honest, I don't think it'll be worth watching without him.
Rest in peace Marco, and thanks for the wonderful show.
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mushrooms - I was watching it live this morning and they were playing replays over here. I don't think Rossi did hit his head. It looked like he ran over his arm, the helmet looked it was already off.
Anyway, it was horrific, my heart was truly in my mouth.
I think this may be early retirement for both Edwards and Rossi.
Such as sad loss, my thoughts go to his family and friends.
I had been following Marco for some time. He is greatly missed.
RIP Marco
Very very sad. A terrible loss.
He is going to be missed. I feel for his family and friends.
Gutted at the loss of such a great character, he really shone amongst the rest of the riders as he had the equivalent of a Colin McCrae style and also was always entertaining in interviews. At some point he would have been world champ, he had matured quite a lot in the past few races and was showing some real promise. MotoGP will not be the same without him.
Terrible tragedy.
Undoubtedly a terrific talent who seemed to be just reeling in his much criticised "aggresive" riding and becoming a force to be reckoned with.
RIP Marco
And I suspect we have seem Rossi on a MOTO GP bike riding in anger. It was his mate he ran in to and I think that is going to take some getting over.
I just hope the last race in two weeks is either cancelled with the title already decided or they have a tribute race.
that is horrible 🙁 i haven't watched moto gp today) was watching the practice yesterday though,and was hoping marco was going to beat stoner.r.i.p marco (he really was going to be one to watch/win moto gp in the future 🙁
Saw the crash live this morning, and thought it didnt look good.
Lost a great mate on Monday night, died tragically young.
It right what they say.....only the good die young
R.I.P. Fellas 😥
Very very sad news 🙁 he brought so much to the sport. He was looking as if he was going to be a massive star with heaps of protential. A very big loss to the sport and all racing fans the world over. R I P Marco you entertained us all with your style and personality you will be missed.
Started watching this morning...literaly popped out for a cuppa, came back, and it was red flagged. The man to watch this year... probably the only man worth watching. Exciting, erratic, and fun.
lost for words,
my commiserations to all he left behind.
So sad for all involved. 24 is too young. Thoughts are especially with his Dad who was trackside.
I mean't the last time we might have seen Rossi riding in anger......
Rossi and Edwards will both be back racing next year, just like DeAngelis and Redding in Moto2. Can't imagine what it must be like for them now, but they will be back. Racing bikes is what they do and have done since they were kids.
I am really sad today, super sic was just on the verge of winning.
The GP paddock is going to be a poorer place without him.
RIP
Savage crash
It's always sickening to see a helmet flying across the track
I remember seeing a guy flip a formula Ford and his helmet ended up on the track
R.I.P. Simoncelli
As someone earlier noted, the pictures on the daily fail website are really out of order. I have complained to the press complaints commission, I would urge you to do the same.
R.I.P. Simoncelli
Looking at the footage again he was already slumped/fallen off and pointing downwards as the bike veered back right into the path of Edwards/Rossi - if he was trying to regain control he'd have his head upwards/in shot. It looks to me as though he'd had a heart attack (or passed out?) before the collision and the collision masked the first event.
I dunno... I reckon the g-force involved in a rather sudden right turn at 100mph would be enough to bend your head down.
As someone earlier noted, the pictures on the daily fail website are really out of order. I have complained to the press complaints commission, I would urge you to do the same.
I think it should also be noted that the vast majority of the news sites I've seen have been very respectful.
Horo - have you ever actually ridden a m/c, because the stupidity of your comment implies not!
Please don't turn this into an argument.
Please don't turn this into an argument.
+1 RIP.
Still in shock from this. Still doesnt feel real. One of the sports great characters taken from us far too soon.
Ignore the media and remember him for what he did best:
Give em hell on the big race track in the sky sideshow bob. RIP Marco MS58!!!!
Looking at the footage again he was already slumped/fallen off and pointing downwards as the bike veered back right into the path of Edwards/Rossi - if he was trying to regain control he'd have his head upwards/in shot. It looks to me as though he'd had a heart attack (or passed out?) before the collision and the collision masked the first event.
There's onboard footage from the bike behind him. He's lost the back end on the kerb and got way off the bike to save dropping it as it's slid out. It seems the tyres then gripped and put him back across the track
Can't put into words how this has left me feeling. Didn't know the bloke personally but feel totally gutted about the whole thing. Was the one to watch in Moto GP, he was an old school rider who didn't mind bashing bars and putting a move on someone.
The pictures on the Daily Mail are disgusting, they should be removed out of respect.
Hora, shut up - you don't know what you're on about.
RIP Marco
+1 on removing pics on the Daily Fail.
Thoughts also have to go with Rossi and Colin Edwards too- especially Colin, imagine picking yourself up and turning round to see that carnage.
And Rossi, who considered Simoncelli as a little brother.
They must feel utterly sick.
Like Shoya Tomizawas accident last year, this was a completely freak accident. Ive never seen a crash that seems to defy the laws of gravity and here we have had two! Fate works in some seriously screwed up ways.....
Damn shame, RIP. thoughts for those left behind.
For those starting to discuss the mechanics of the incident; take a step back and think about how that is any different from what the Daily Fail has done. A little respect is probably due.
Leave it to the Coroner, it's not our place.
Like others have said, I feel completely numb at what has happened. He made MotoGP worth watching. Loved the aggressive nature of his riding.
Really feel for those who were close to him.
RIP sic #58.
Has been my fav. rider for this season, with my usual loyalty to Rossi starting to slip. Was at Silverstone this year.
Last weekend he got 2nd place at Philip Island, his best position of this season. He did seemed to be getting tider as a rider which is what he needed to then be a serious contender.
crash.net has some nice messages from fellow riders which are sobering to read.
Complete bummer, beyond words.
I was waiting for a 1st place on the part of Sic before end of this season......crying shame wont see this happen now.
There's a nice article by Toby Moody on Macro [url= http://plus.autosport.com/free/feature/3972/toby-moody-remembers-marco-simoncelli/ ]here[/url]. Very sad indeed. Still can't quite believe it.
Agree, excellent article written by Moody. Somehow finds the right words.
Am I alone in thinking that whatever had happened to him had actually happened before he was hit by Rossi and Edwards? Doesn't seem to me like he fell in the usual high speed corner loss of control kind of a way. The bike was still upright and travelling.
Whatever the reason. Terribly grim day for family and fans.
That Moody article is very good, hits the right tone IMHO. With regard as to what happended I'm sure we will hear in due course.
Am I alone in thinking that whatever had happened to him had actually happened before he was hit by Rossi and Edwards? Doesn't seem to me like he fell in the usual high speed corner loss of control kind of a way. The bike was still upright and travelling.
Direct lift from today's Times article...'Simoncelli's crash was a "low side", one that he almost saved. It was his courageous attempt to avoid the crash that led to disaster. Being the tallest man in the field, it was easiest for him to jam his knee into the ground to try to avert the crash and lever the bike towards vertical again. He almost made it. On a tripod comprising his two wheels and one knee, the bike steered right, taking him back across the track.....'. In contrast to the usual result of both bike and rider sliding off the outside of the track.
mrblobby, many thanks for that link, perfectly espressed sentiment.
Like Shoya Tomizawas accident last year, this was a completely freak accident. Ive never seen a crash that seems to defy the laws of gravity and here we have had two! Fate works in some seriously screwed up ways.....
I've seen something very similar to that at Cadwell, with similarly grim consequences, though in that case it was the guy's own machine that caused the fatality rather than another rider.
I gave up trackdays after that.
Nice [url= http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Oct/111024-34-rip-sic.htm ]article[/url] by Kevin Schwantz, who was close friends with Marco.
RIP super sic
One of the KTM forum lads has knocked up some Simoncelli decals with the proceeds going to charity
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All ready have mine on order form the ktm site, top idea that.
I meet the man him self for the weekend at brno last year and he was a very nice guy. RIP #58
One of the KTM forum lads has knocked up some Simoncelli decals with the proceeds going to charity
Im having some of those!
Nice to see F1's tributes to Marco and Dan Wheldon this weekend. Jarno Trulli's wearing Marcos helmet aswell. Top lad.
Defo getting some of those, cheers for the link
Rumour has it there will be one minute of noise in Marco's honour at Valencia.
Very fitting! Id like to see his Beemer doing doughnuts on the grid too, maybe driven by Kevin Schwantz. That would be a proper send off....