Motorsport was today mourning its second death in the space of a week after Italian Marco Simoncelli was killed in a crash at the Malaysian Moto GP.
This is the second accident happened in the same week. Previously, the FIA, motorsport’s world governing body, is to assist IndyCar in a full investigation into the circumstances which led to the death of British driver Dan Wheldon at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.
As for Sepang MotoGP, the Gresini Honda rider lost control of his bike on the second lap of the circuit in Sepang and appeared to be hit by Colin Edwards and then Valentino Rossi as he slid across the track. The 24-year-old's helmet came off in the collision and he was taken to the medical centre for treatment, but died from his injuries.
The organisers cancelled today's race as soon as the extent of Simoncelli's injuries became apparent.
A statement on the MotoGP official website read:
"On Sunday 23rd October, during the MotoGP race at the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit, San Carlo Honda Gresini's Italian rider Marco Simoncelli suffered a serious accident in which he received critical injuries."
May tighter regulation to be introduced by FIA? Well, that is possible..
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