Italian rider Marco Simoncelli (R) and t [Getty Images]

Italian rider Marco Simoncelli (R) and team manager Italian Fausto Gresini (L) arrive at the race control to declare a crash with Dani Pedrosa at the Catalunya Grand Prix at the Montmelo racetrack on June 2, 2011 in Montmelo, near Barcelona. AFP PHOTO/ LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)

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