Så jävla sorgligt det här.. Har verkligen varit lite låg hela dan
Å ena sidan undrar jag varför man (han) inte släpper hojen och glider av banan istället, samma sak som den otäcka PSBK-smällen på Knudan.
Å andra sidan vet jag ju så väl hur man tror man kan rädda det tills man ser hojen i bitar och åker ambulens..
Kan inte kännas kalas för Rossi och Stoner (för det var väl dem som körde över honom?) i det här läget.
Nja, det var nästan rätt. Edwards och Rossi körde på honom.
Valentino Rossi has secluded himself form the public eye, grieving on his own for the loss of close friend Marco Simoncelli. He wasn't merely a colleague of Rossi's, but someone he hung out with, joked with, trained with... Perhaps he couldn't even consider Marco a full on rival, as true friendship forces you to make certain concessions.
Today Vale finds himself faced with one of the most difficult challenges that any human being can face: losing someone you are close to. A friend. And not just that, but seeing it happen right there in front of you, and perhaps even playing a part in it, helpless to avoid the cruel fate that destiny has bestowed upon you.
The accident was impossible to avoid, despite Rossi's best attempt to steer his bike around the fallen rider. By the time the news was confirmed, Valentino had already left his garage, choosing to deal with the horrible event in his own way, and by himself. Davide Brivio was right when he said it was stupid to ask how Rossi was feeling right now, and that it would be the Ducati rider who decided when it was time to speak. Nobody can express his thoughts and feelings for him, especially not the vile human beings seeking to profit from the event by posting fake goodbye letters from Rossi on the internet.
What's certain is that the images in Valentino's mind will be those of a friend, a rider who was different from the others. When the two of them crossed paths in a race earlier this season, Marco didn't give an inch to Vale. Rossi then handled the incident with the calm and stern wisdom one would expect from an older brother. "He took advantage of me while I was struggling - the Ducati rider said with a smile on his face - but I'll have my chance to respond in my own way."
Valentino also sought to protect and to shelter Simoncelli, especially when the other riders were criticizing him, knowing full well that Sic's aggressive riding style was only a result of sincere over exuberance. You knew this was true from the way that Marco looked and talked, and he was the only rider that Valentino genuinely didn't get upset about losing to. Simoncelli's respect and admiration for Rossi was such that he often said he hoped Rossi would solve his problems at Ducati, so the two of them could race one another in every GP.
All that remains now are the memories. The memories of the battles, the laughs, the times spent together. The pain he is enduring is the one that makes him the equal of the greatest riders of all time, and the equal every other person in the world. And like every other person, he should be treated with dignity and respect.