Valentino Rossi And Marco Simoncelli (VIDEO)

MotoGP is missing one of its rising stars eversince Marco Simoncelli lost his life after a tragic accident at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia last year in October. The accident has also affected the life of multiple MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi. The Italian, who was involved in the accident, had lost one of his best friends. He had lost more than a friend, he lost his younger brother. The two Italians had a strong relationship, on- and off track and both riders gave Italian race fans a reason to watch MotoGP. Many had spotted Simoncelli's talent and labeled him 'the next Valentino Rossi'. The number 58 rider, who was nicknamed Super Sic, was poised to win his first ever Grand Prix in the premier class of motorcycle road racing, but never did. With the San Carlo Honda Gresini team, Simoncelli achieved 2 pole positions, 2 podiums and had scored a total of 264 points in 34 races.