{"id":237191,"date":"2014-10-23T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/motogp-riders-and-fans-remember-marco-simoncelli\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T02:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:13:35","slug":"motogp-riders-and-fans-remember-marco-simoncelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/motogp-riders-and-fans-remember-marco-simoncelli\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP riders and fans remember Marco Simoncelli"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Yesterday three years ago, the <strong>MotoGP<\/strong> had to suffer one of it&#8217;s biggest losses of all time.\u00a0<\/span><strong>Marco Simoncelli<\/strong> died after a crash at the <strong>Sepang International Circuit<\/strong> in <strong>Malaysia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">The italian with the infamous haircut was one of the most valued and most popular riders in the <strong>paddock,<\/strong> because of his outgoing, sociable and funny way.\u00a0<\/span>He was friends with lots of riders, but the strongest bond connected him with his fellow countrymen <strong>Valentino Rossi<\/strong>. The nine-time world champion makes sure to always remember his close friend at the <strong>San Marino Grand Prix in Misano<\/strong>. The &#8220;Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli\u201c, as it is called now since 2012 is a pilgramage for thousands of MotoGP fans around the world to embrace their missed rider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On this dreadful day in <strong>MotoGP history<\/strong>, many riders and fans remember their beloved hero, opponent and friend on social networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"s1\">Keep smiling, SuperSic, we all miss you dearly!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday three years ago, the MotoGP had to suffer one of it&#8217;s biggest losses of all time.\u00a0Marco Simoncelli died after a crash at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. 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