![Valentino Rossi pays tribute to Marco Simoncelli following fatal crash | The Independent | The Independent Valentino Rossi pays tribute to Marco Simoncelli following fatal crash | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2011/10/24/19/Simoncelli.jpg?width=1200)
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![Moto GP World Champion Valentino Rossi of Italy, left, and the World 250cc champion Marco Simoncelli of Italy, right, embrace after the Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix, the last race of the season, Moto GP World Champion Valentino Rossi of Italy, left, and the World 250cc champion Marco Simoncelli of Italy, right, embrace after the Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix, the last race of the season,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2P9GG3G/moto-gp-world-champion-valentino-rossi-of-italy-left-and-the-world-250cc-champion-marco-simoncelli-of-italy-right-embrace-after-the-valencia-motorcycle-grand-prix-the-last-race-of-the-season-in-cheste-just-outside-valencia-spain-sunday-oct-26-2008-ap-photoalberto-saiz-2P9GG3G.jpg)
Moto GP World Champion Valentino Rossi of Italy, left, and the World 250cc champion Marco Simoncelli of Italy, right, embrace after the Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix, the last race of the season,
![Ricardo Rundervoort on Twitter: "RT @AntonioRamosGP: Valentino Rossi 🇮🇹 Marco Simoncelli 🇮🇹 #MotoGP https://t.co/E3FU0ZusfX" / Twitter Ricardo Rundervoort on Twitter: "RT @AntonioRamosGP: Valentino Rossi 🇮🇹 Marco Simoncelli 🇮🇹 #MotoGP https://t.co/E3FU0ZusfX" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTJKdHUUsAEpgsg.jpg)
Ricardo Rundervoort on Twitter: "RT @AntonioRamosGP: Valentino Rossi 🇮🇹 Marco Simoncelli 🇮🇹 #MotoGP https://t.co/E3FU0ZusfX" / Twitter
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