Anybody else feel somewhat dissapointed that there weren't more fellow GP riders in attendance? I expected there would have been more support amongst the GP community as a whole. I thought Lorenzo ( especially after him and Marco's differences this year) showed us a lot about his character by attending and I wished other riders would have done the same. I dont know what the other riders have going on in their lives but at a time like this I would've dropped nearly anything on my calendar to show Marco, the other classes, and the fans that although you ride on the track alone they are all one big family and that they got each other's back. Apparrenly not....big dissapointment for me.
Simoncelli Funeral
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I personally thought it was reprehensible. A funeral is not the place where you mourn in your own private way. Its where you show the family your support and celebrate the life of the deceased and send them off for the last time. I dont even think its an option to not go. Ive been to quite a few funerals that I did not want to go to but went out of respect.
Marco was a fallen comrade in a very select and very small fraternity. They should have been there for his family.
Im very disheartened by this. Ive lost a lot of respect for a number of these guys.
They spend half their time doing PR appeareances for their sponsors but they couldn't show up for an event that means far more than anything in their lives
Marco was a fallen comrade in a very select and very small fraternity. They should have been there for his family.
Im very disheartened by this. Ive lost a lot of respect for a number of these guys.
They spend half their time doing PR appeareances for their sponsors but they couldn't show up for an event that means far more than anything in their lives
I hear what your saying.
I think Colin can be given a pass though. He is very bashed up after the accident. Bashed up psyically and mentally i would think. It has to be said that it was easier for european riders to attend. I think the american rider's flew home directly after sepang.
I think Colin can be given a pass though. He is very bashed up after the accident. Bashed up psyically and mentally i would think. It has to be said that it was easier for european riders to attend. I think the american rider's flew home directly after sepang.
isnt it a private decision if you go to a funeral or not? I didnt felt disapointed when I did not see Dani or Nicky or Carl, kinda hard to feel something else than pure sadness and disbelieve when you're watching his funeral. like kindo said, just cause they arent there doesnt mean they arent mourning
I respect their decision whether they attended or not....I just stated that I was dissapointed. I tried putting myself in their position and to their defense MotoGP is not like playing for a basketball team or football team, but is more of a individual sport so I understand why GP riders dont bond like a World Series/Superbowl winning sports team would (because it takes ALL of those guys on the filed to pull through and contribute for that to happen). However, to me this was something about showing the fans and the sport that GP ISN'T this way...that the riders could see past the individuality of the sport and come together for a common cause (a significant one at that). Also, in this day in technology these players all have twitter accounts....before MotoGP released the riders' tribute to Marco I checked out their twitter accounts because I wanted to get a sense of what the devastation around the paddock was. I'm sure one weekend out of your year (espcially during the season) to show respect to Marco shouldn't have been looked as a burden (and that's regardless if they liked Marco or not). It's about being a part of something BIGGER than yourself.
I don't think there is anything wrong with not going to a funeral. If you were a rider (or other paddock dweller) who spoke no Italian and didn't personally know any of Marco's associates particularly well you may even feel out of place at the event, with little to offer to those close to him and a lot of unwanted media attention in a time of unbelievable grief. Some people mourn in private, some people find funerals a great release, and for the riders at least going to a funeral may put them in a position of facing their own mortality. I clearly remember an interview i saw in a documentary with Steve Parish where he said that he wouldn't go to the funerals, i gathered it came as part of the denial racers live with that it wont happen to them.
As a rider/racer pro or amatuer going to a funeral is not always the best idea no matter who has passed for the fact that it reminds you of the reality that no one is invincable. The riders who did not attend pay thier respects in thier own way and the family had tons of support as shown by the small fraction they did air on tv. Marco and any other rider to have ever passed on or off the track can only truly be honored in one way. To keep racing and racing hard to show that nothing will stop or slow down the heart of champion!
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