Why simoncelli crash

They tried to resuscitate him in the ambulance and the medical centre. The saddest thing is that Valentino [Rossi] and Marco were very close friends. He and Valentino are absolutely devastated. Honda rider Simoncelli entered MotoGP for the season and won his first pole position at the Catalunya race in June this year.

Simoncelli's first podium finish came in the Czech Republic in August when he finished third but he bettered that with a second-place finish at the Australian GP. World champion Casey Stoner said: "As soon as I saw the footage it just makes you sick inside. Simoncelli lost control of his RCV machine at Turn 11 on the second lap of the race. His attempts to prevent a crash though set him a trajectory that pushed him straight into the path of Edwards and Rossi, who were powerless to avoid striking the GP world champion.

Marco was very big and a lot bigger than all the other riders and he used his body a lot to ride the bike and also a lot to battle with the other guys. A mistake like this can finish with a bad incident. It was just bad luck. The year-old Simoncelli had his helmet knocked off in the accident, which occurred when the Italian lowsided from his bike at Turn As Simoncelli tried to arrest the fall his bike veered across the track and straight into the path of Edwards and Rossi.

The race was immediately red-flagged. The 24 year old's helmet came off in the collision and he was taken to the medical centre, where he later died. He died 45 minutes later. The organisers confirmed that the race was cancelled, having red-flagged the race immediately after the incident. As professionals, they know MotoGP is dangerous. Believe it or not, that is what they live for.