Rossi: Simoncelli's like my brother

Sepang - Valentino Rossi paid tribute to Marco Simoncelli, who died on Sunday (23/10/2011) then due to an accident in Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang. For him, Simoncelli was like her own brother.

Simoncelli died after suffering a severe accident on the second lap MotoGP Malaysia. He fell when his bike skidded when cornering and was hit by Colin Edwards who rode behind him.

Rider Team San Carlo Honda Gresini it finally died on Sunday (23/10/2011) evening Malaysian time because severe wounds in the head, neck and chest.

Rossi, who was near Edwards was also involved in the incident. But The Doctor did not drop because it can control the mount although they had to get out away from the track.

Monday (24/10/2011) morning Malaysian time, Rossi made ​​a statement related to the death of the Super Sic on his Twitter account. He considers Simoncelli as his brother.

"Sic like a brother to me. Very strong on the track and very sweet in normal life. I will miss him very much."