From the BBC (on the 9th October):
Three-time MotoGP winner Norifumi Abe, 32, has died in a road accident.
The Japanese rider's motorbike was involved in a collision with a truck near his home in Kawasaki near Tokyo.
He was a great rider to watch, what a shame.
Is that why Rossi was wearing a black armband in Australia?
Cheers
GC
