Simoncelli dies in Sepang crash

[DPS]

Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli dies after crashing in the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...es/default.stm

[Eric]

I just read this R.I.P

[Narnat,]

I saw it on the news, it's such a shame R.I.P well atleast he died doing something he loved.

[Hopeless]

Terrible news. The video is horrific. RIP.

[GirlNextDoor15]

I watched the video and was pretty shocked. R.I.P

[Catzsy]

This is so sad especially after the indy driver's death last week. I just hope there is not another as it seems to run in threes.

[geo]

Watched the video.. was shocking really. Such a shame, RIP.

[Hecktix]

I beg people not to watch the video of this accident or photographs on certain websites, it's disrespectful to both the rider and his family. I watched this live and it's absolutely devastated me, I have followed Simoncelli's career for 5 or 6 years and would call myself a fan.

The Daily Mail documented this crash in picture form, there were even images of Marco's body being ridden over - it's disgraceful and there is currently a campaign on twitter within the motorcycling community to boycott the daily mail. Today, after receiving a tonne of complaints they put up a message saying "warning graphic images" - it's entirely disgraceful. You wouldn't show images of a man being ran over in the street so why on the race track? If a sportsman dies they should be celebrated, therefore images shown in articles should be of their high points and not their low points. The motorcycle media have done a wonderful job at this, it's a shame the larger general media outlets in this country don't have the same tact.

Ciao, SuperSic #58 - you were an absolute legend and would have been a future World Champion.

[jackass]

Very sad news, he was a very promising sportsman. RIP.

[Stephen]

Yeah bad crash RIP I'd hate to be the close friend that hit him

I saw it on the news, it's such a shame R.I.P well atleast he died doing something he loved.

I hate it when people say "Atleast he/she died doing something they loved" You don't say it to people who like to drive their car and die in a car crash "Damn even tho he got both of his legs painfully chopped off in a collision and then died from blood loss 30 minutes later atleast he died doing something he loved"

I beg people not to watch the video of this accident or photographs on certain websites, it's disrespectful to both the rider and his family. I watched this live and it's absolutely devastated me, I have followed Simoncelli's career for 5 or 6 years and would call myself a fan.

The Daily Mail documented this crash in picture form, there were even images of Marco's body being ridden over - it's disgraceful and there is currently a campaign on twitter within the motorcycling community to boycott the daily mail. Today, after receiving a tonne of complaints they put up a message saying "warning graphic images" - it's entirely disgraceful. You wouldn't show images of a man being ran over in the street so why on the race track? If a sportsman dies they should be celebrated, therefore images shown in articles should be of their high points and not their low points. The motorcycle media have done a wonderful job at this, it's a shame the larger general media outlets in this country don't have the same tact.

Ciao, SuperSic #58 - you were an absolute legend and would have been a future World Champion.

i watched it after I read ur post
u mad?