That was a horrible, nightmare and ugly crash. I hope never to see anything like that one ever again. RIP Marco. I hope both Vale and Colin will be OK as well as the whole of the GP community. I am gutted by that one.
When asked if he was afraid of dying in an accident, Simoncelli apparently responded: "No. You live more for five minutes going fast on a bike like that, than other people do in all of their life."
I, too, felt sick to my stomach watching the coverage, and that feeling followed me all day and night. While I feel horrible for Simoncelli's family and frends, I can't help but think that this is going to haunt Edwards and Rossi til their dying days. No matter how many people tell them that it wasn't their fault, they both have to feel an overwhelming sense of responsibility for his death. I just don't know how anyone can recover from something like that...especially Rossi since he was such close friends with Simoncelli. I wouldn't be surprised to see Rossi retire after this season. It was a brutal season for him, in more ways than one. Man, a white-hot star has sadly been extinguished...Sic was the future of MotoGP, for sure.
His helmet came off right away. Makes me curious as to what it caught on and what part of it caught on something. I have been suspicious of all the newer helmets that have sharp ridges and contours on them, and have wondered what those irregular edges would do in in a crash, either on the pavement or the dirt.
Watched him get his Moto GP first podium the previous week at Philip Island. What a terrible loss, RIP.
I loved watching him race. He was so aggressive and made for some fun racing moments. It wasn't all the Stoner/Honda show.
Totally agree with this. There is nothing like the experience of roadracing. Nothing I do in my life will ever compare to those fleeting moments of perfection when man and machine mesh perfectly and it feels like you can do no wrong. Colin has apparently made a post on his website forum and it seems like he is taking the proper perspective on this. It was an unavoidable accident and there was nothing he could have done to avoid it. Spend enough time around a racetrack and you will see stuff like this happen. It is simply a fact of racing and nobody is at fault. I think Colin is going to be OK.
