Edwards and Rossi ran over
Received a strong blow to the head, neck and chest
The MotoGP race was canceled after the incident
"Marco Simoncelli has died, October 23, 2011, at 16.56." Lightning sparked tears in the paddock, which was near the explosion. The collision was devastating. Even for the great body of Marcus, who was lying on the asphalt. The helmet had flown him out of rennet is the impact of the pilots that they could not dodge. Undone, the Gresini rider was rescued with extreme urgency for an ambulance. It was 16.05. The clocks are stopped. The hearts too.
The newsroom was evacuated in seconds. The excitement was contagious as an epidemic and began the Via Crucis. All the pilots returned to the pitlane. The red flag was a bad sign. Shortly after word of mouth flew the test was canceled. "The entire medical team is trying to help Marco" was the justification. The severity splashed shouting and running around the clinic in Sepang. Inside, the medical team left hands and the wisdom that Marco did not leave.
But he left. The press conference officiated Michele Macchiagodena, medical director of the championship. "I am very sad to be here to announce the death of Marco Simoncelli, a friend. Because of the sharp fall during the race and being beaten by several pilots presented a severe head trauma, neck and chest. According the medical team when they arrived at the accident, was unconscious. In the ambulance she underwent CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and was oxygenated with a laryngeal mask.
When he arrived at the clinic, was intubated to try to draw blood in the chest and resuscitation continued for 45 minutes to help it survive. Unfortunately it was not possible and we declared clinically dead 16.56. "
Beside him on the table, with a grimace of pain included the four directors of Carrera, Javier Alonso (Dorna), Franco Uncini (Security Officer), Claude Danis (President of the Security Commission) and Paul Butler (Director of Carrera). "We send our condolences to his family, friends and all your loved ones. It is a very sad day for everyone," said Butler, who said he would be made "a clear investigation on the circumstances surrounding the accident."
But the accident, such as Shoya Tomizawa at Misano last year, was an accumulation of misfortunes uncontrollable. Not been completed even two laps. The curve 11, a right-wing curvón, he lost the front wheel. Marco wanted to save the fall and caught the bike hard. But that move was fatal, lethal. To grasp the handlebars and find a foothold in the ground, the bike spun around the circumference and Marco got in the path of the curve, leaving him naked, helpless, at the mercy of Providence.
Behind, Bautista could get around it. Not so Colin Edwards, who slammed violently. Valentino Rossi also his friend, his friend, caught him.
It was sudden, inevitable. "That´s impossible to rectify because they´re lying," said Barbera, who witnessed up close. Both circles inclined and Marco flew off to its wheels. He swallowed, inevitably. And one of the wheels made of corkscrew, hit her neck and pulled the helmet. Simoncelli was lifeless, her hair disheveled, in the middle of the track.
The resuscitation was impossible. Macchiagodena said he could not regain a pulse. "We´ve done everything. But nothing." Paolo, his father the news. All broke to mourn. A minute later, the official announcement testified to the death. "A true competitor (a real competitor)," as defined by the equipment. Pippo was gone, leaving broken the World Cup.