Marco Simoncelli RIP

[VladTepes]

Big crash with Simoncelli ! Looks awful !


Word is:
Edwards with dislocated shoulder.
He hit simo in the back, Rossi hit his helmet.
Simo's helmet came off and he was unconcious (at best)

Race has been cancelled. Won't be restarted.
They say medical centrre is treating Simoncelli. Nothing else is clear.

Let's hope simo's OK.

[VladTepes]

Marco Simoncelli has died.

[rick130]

Sickening prang, vale Marco.

[Chucaro]

Terrible accident in the second lap of today's Malasia Moto GP cost the life of Marco Simoncelli.

[lock]

RIP Marco Simoncelli

[Chucaro]

The accident :(

R.I.P Marco Simoncelli - Teribble crash Sepang MotoGp 2011 - YouTube

[digger]

the helmet coming off was the final straw....

looks like he was unconcious when he first comes into view, sliding but body completely still.

Hopefully (for his family and other riders sake) theyll find he broke his neck and died instantly on initial accident.

[LandyAndy]

That is sad news.
The wild man with the wild hair is gone.
RIP Marco.
Andrew

[sheerluck]

Wow. There's really not a lot you can say to that, terribly, terribly sad.

[Chucaro]

I just wonder how poor Colin feel about the accident. He did not have a chance to avoid it and finished only with a dislocated shoulder. :(

[Homestar]

Geez - horrible, horrible accident. RIP Marco. My heart goes out to all his friends and family - and Colin particulaly, that is something that he won't easily get over.

A sad, sad day. :(

[Jeff]

Seeing Rossi's body language as he rode off you knew it was serious, but we all hoped for the best. Unfortunately no good news, hopefully he felt nothing.

Jeff

:(

[Ean Austral]

Was watching the race and seen it and said to my wife he was gone for sure...

Sad but hopefully it was instant..

R I P Marco.



Cheers Ean

[shamat]

Another great man cut down in his prime and a reminder of what these guys put on the line in the name of their sport. RIP Marco Simoncelli - you will be missed.

[pushrod]

RIP Marco... a very sad day!

[Hymie]

Slow Motion Video of the accident looks horrific.

Video: Marco Simoncelli Crash Sepang MotoGP 2011 (http://www.cricbeat.com/2011/10/video-marco-simoncelli-crash-sepang.html)

[Ashes]

So sad. Bad week for motorsports.:(

[Hay Ewe]

Is he the guy that lost part of his finger last week at Philip island?

(I enjoy watching it but don't keep up with who is who)

Hay Ewe

[bell1975]

Is he the guy that lost part of his finger last week at Philip island?

(I enjoy watching it but don't keep up with who is who)

Hay Ewe

It was Jorge Lorenzo that lost a fingertip in the early practice session.

RIP Marco.

[VladTepes]

Slow Motion Video of the accident looks horrific.

Video: Marco Simoncelli Crash Sepang MotoGP 2011 (http://www.cricbeat.com/2011/10/video-marco-simoncelli-crash-sepang.html)

Video has alread been removed over a copyright claim by Dorna -
profiteering bastards

[John W]

Just got home, turned on the recording hoping to watch a good GP but instead sickened to see the crash. I guess people will always want to race but you do wonder about your own culpability as my and every other fan's interest in MotoGP is what drives the sport. Must be very distressing for his family friends and fellow riders.

[VladTepes]

No if they weren't being paid to be there thay'd be racing on the roads. It'ss in their blood.

[The Cone of Silence]

I heard that he was conscious in the medical centre but died 15 minutes later. A terrible loss to the Motorcycling community - this kid had a huge amount of potential and was such a likeable character too.

I had a bike accident a few years ago and the helmet came off - it's really a lottery once that happens. I'm sure they'll look at how this can be prevented in the same way that they've introduced those new visor protectors in F1 after the Felipe Massa incident.

Edwards must be feeling so sick...but I don't think there was anything he could have done.

[Gillie]

Sickening to see his helmet come off so easily. Makes you think of the forces at play for that to happen. Very Sad.
Simoncelli killed in horror crash | Fox Sports (http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sports/moto-gp/malaysian-moto-gp-cancelled-after-marco-simoncelli-was-seriously-injured-in-horrible-crash/story-fn2ms4i4-1226174483002)

[DeanoH]

I couldn't help noting after the Phillip Island GP and the F1 double last weekend how cold, clinical and arrogant the whole F1 experience was when compared with the bikes. The bikes are like a breath of fresh air. Vibrant, exciting and with a genuine respect and sense of fun between the riders, with Marco Simoncelli a major part of the experience. A sad loss.

Deano:(

[UncleHo]

Video now removed from Utube

[master chief]

A Terrible loss, He was an awesome rider, RIP Marco.


MC

[rick130]

I heard that he was conscious in the medical centre but died 15 minutes later. A terrible loss to the Motorcycling community - this kid had a huge amount of potential and was such a likeable character too.

[snip]

"....he suffered a very serious trauma to the head, to the neck and the chest. When our medical staff got to him he was unconscious. In the ambulance because there was a cardiac arrest they started CPR (cardiac pulmonary resuscitation). Immediately in the Medical Centre, with the help also of the Doctor of our staff at the Clinica Mobile and local Doctors, he was intubated and it was possible to take off some blood from the thorax. The CPR was continued for 45 minutes because we tried to help him for as long as we thought it was possible. Unfortunately it was not possible to help him and at 16:56 (local time) we had to declare he was dead.”

motogp.com · Race Direction press conference: Marco Simoncelli (http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/Race+Direction+press+conference+Simoncelli+Sepang)

[Sleepy]

Shocking accident, very hard to watch. Reminds me how hard these guys push and the micro-seconds it takes for things to go very bad.:( Coming so close to Dan Wheldon's death, makes for a sad time in motorsport.