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Simoncelli Accident A Year Ago The Show Must Go On

Exactly 363 days witnessed the motorcycle world one of the worst blows. But it went on, goes on and will continue.

Marco Simoncelli will be sorely missed

"Its been a year, but when that happens, it is very hard to move with the times - its always like the first day and that too, because we miss him every normal day, especially in the paddock, very "- Valentino Rossi spoke on Thursday to the press conference at Sepang so many people from the soul. Has it really been a year ago? In fact, Marco Simoncelli has been around for almost 365 days simply no longer there.

Many people in the paddock and the most fans there is, nevertheless, like it was just yesterday that the charismatic curls in every MotoGP race for the attack blew themselves some hard maneuvers contributed on the track and celebrated after all one of the most popular drivers was. Marco Simoncelli was fascinated by the masses and will be missed terribly on the grid. Thanks to his family and the entire GP paddock the motorcycle world was allowed in this final year experience many emotional moments and was often reminded of the Italians: Of the commemorative event in Valencia 2011, the Bicycle Ride at Donington on the Misano World Circuit, Marco Simoncelli and Marco Simoncelli Foundation up, go to the book of his parents Il nostro SIC.

But as life goes: The clock ticks on and day passes to day. Certainly, hardly a day goes by without at least one thinks of Simoncelli and yet all of the action on and off the track distracted and entertained. Many German fans feverishly already last weekend with Sandro Cortese to the Moto3 title, there were many crashes, swirl, excitement and discussion and finally in Malaysia a radiant winner with World Cup trophy in hand.

Maverick Vinales suddenly left his team and stood with bags packed at the airport in Kuala Lumpur, willing the season despite still open title chances just quit. Many other drivers were simply replaced, money plays the main role, and anyone can get into it. Meanwhile expressed many Spanish fans Marc Marquez - in vain this weekend - fingers crossed on his hard road to the title. After all, this season so far none of the Moto3 or Moto2 race even close to excel at power.

And even if the excitement after about ten laps MotoGP not quite as large, the scores speak in the premier class after the Malaysian GP a completely different language. Jorge Lorenzo fights like a lion, Dani Pedrosas just more and more counter well, Casey Stoner is back and will want his Australian fans during his two races to deliver a brilliant performance. Valentino Rossi appeared now and then even on the Ducati on the front and Stefan Bradl is a terrific rookie season.

But found himself on Thursday afternoon the whole paddock - led by a taken Fausto Gresini - together to honor Marco Simoncelli at turn eleven secure in Sepang a plaque and to remember the one-time rival and friend. A brief moment of silence, solidarity and sadness, but shortly after that should again give way to action. Is little time for mourning and the mean is a good thing and should not take long for the former Gresini rider would forget even close.

Finally, make Paolo and Rossella Simoncelli, and before Kate Fretti and all other friends and family of Marco Simoncelli: They look the future together, live on and help even other people, what they actually back in January with the establishment of Simoncelli Marco Foundation began. It was quick, but now a year has passed and the world keeps turning still. So everyone should make for themselves the best of it, all should work together to look ahead and let themselves be distracted by the action. Finally, SIC will definitely SEMPRE NEL CUORE.