Moto GP Crash Horrific :-(
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As Rossi was Marco`s friend,do you think he`ll retire on the back of being involved in his passing?
RIP mate.
RIP mate.
Dont think I have ever seen a crash where a riders Lid has come off like that, A truely devastating accident! Feel massive sorrow for Marco`s family, A true talent lost and in the space of a week two families have watched their loved ones die at a motorsport event, A very dark week for motorsport.
Feel also for Edwards and Rossi (Who must be feeling devastated at the loss of a friend and compatriot, let alone being involved in it as well)
R.I.P Marco...Will miss you Crazy Diamond..#58
Feel also for Edwards and Rossi (Who must be feeling devastated at the loss of a friend and compatriot, let alone being involved in it as well)
R.I.P Marco...Will miss you Crazy Diamond..#58
Well believe what you want but you are deluding yourself. When the medics got to him initially they had to revive him from a cardiac arrest. It was at least half an hour before he died or the announcement would have been a lot sooner.
It's not nice he died like this but it shouldn't be glossed over as a nice painless death, it should be remembered as a horrific tragedy.
I am concerned about these developing countries wrt health care. I know they have MotoGP doctors that get shipped to every race etc, but say a rider gets a massive head trauma, normally in Britain, or America or Australia the rider would immediately be air lifted to a specialist head trauma hospital, where do they take the racers in countries like Malaysia, or F1 when they go to India? I would feel much safer racing in a 1st world country compared to these developing or oil rich countries.
Really gutted at this, I thought I'd misheard it when it came on the radio (I'm at work) . Poor guy, a massive loss to the sport and the world. RIP Marco.
I really do think this will make Rossi consider his future, they were good friends.
. Poor guy, a massive loss to the sport and the world. RIP Marco.I really do think this will make Rossi consider his future, they were good friends.
As Rossi was Marco`s friend,do you think he'll retire on the back of being involved in his passing?
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No. In Motorsport people die. It's never nice, but it's part of the sport and all competitors know they are risking life and limb by going as fast as they can around these circuits. When Rossi came off and broke his leg, it could quite easily have been his neck or back.
I think motorbike racers are more aware of mortality than F1 drivers for example and race accordingly. You still get unfortunate accidents that are avoidable only by not racing anymore and as not racing isn't an option deaths will occur.
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We'll the bbc indicate that they tried to resuscitate him, doesn't sound like they did. They may have tried for a further 30 minutes, gave him their best shot but ultimately unsuccessful.
Judging by the post times in this thread, the accident was around 4.15 and he is reported as passing at 4.56.
He was almost certainly close to death at the time of impact but as much as it's unpleasant to think it, I cannot imagine that subsequent period of time was pain free, especially if he was reported as conscious (and I can't imagine the medical team would lie about his consciousness)
Talking to my better half working currently in Hospital theaters dealing with trauma patients after car/motorcycle accidents, she says that the helmet strap being ripped against his neck causing it to come off would have likely broke his neck causing cardiac arrest, not to dissimilar from being hanged.
He would have been unconscious from the time of impact.
He would have been unconscious from the time of impact.
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From my own experience of suffering head trauma of which I was apparently conscious throughout, I didn't feel a thing. It'll all come out in the coroners report though. Not worth arguing over on a day like this though.
Well, it wasn't necessarily an official release from the medical team, but as i said above, there must have been at least a 30 minute period before he was declared dead. It's been a tough couple of weeks for motorsport, Dan Wheldon due to crap regard to safety and Marco Simoncelli due to an unfortunate lowside that kept gripping. I think it is a testament to his racing spirit that although he was falling off, he still rammed his knee down to try and continue racing.
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RIP Marco Simoncelli another sad loss for the motorsport industry
I think there is every chance Rossi could retire from the sport, Imo he is the greatest Rider of his generation and does not need to race anymore, given the fact he has also lost a good friend and that he was caught up in it all, Suggests that he might consider it, I for one would not blame him.
Having said that racers are racers and the thrill of the chase is what motivates them further, Still I think it would be hard to brush off and continue, especially as he has won so many honours in his sport.
Having said that racers are racers and the thrill of the chase is what motivates them further, Still I think it would be hard to brush off and continue, especially as he has won so many honours in his sport.
what a pathetic post.
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RIP
Actually - I wouldnt be at all surprised if Rossi quits. Its one thing losing a close friend in racing, its another thing entirely having an involvement in the accident.
Rossi and Edwards must be devastated.
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