MotoGp rider Marco Simoncell's father Paolo, and sister Martina, console each other in front of the coffin containing the body of MotoGp rider Marco Simoncelli outside the Santa Maria church, at the end of the funeral service in Coriano, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Italian sport was in shock after Marco Simoncelli died following a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race. He was 24. Simoncelli - nicknamed Sic or SuperSic - died of chest, head and neck injuries Sunday after he lost control of his Honda at turn 11, four minutes into the race, and swerved across the track, straight into the path of American rider Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi of Italy.
Marco Vasini Associated Press