Absolute shock dominates motorcycling after the news of the serious accident suffered by Argentine Lorenzo Somaschini during a race in Brazil. The 9-year-old had debuted in local official competitions months ago and had traveled to the neighboring country in recent days to be part of the 4th stage of the Honda Junior 160 Cup at the Interlagos Autodrome in the city of San Pablo.
According to the organization of the event, Somaschini had a fall in the curve Pinheirinho during a test on Friday and was rushed to the area hospital where he remained in the intensive care unit.
“The Argentine suffered a fall on Friday (6/14), during the first free practice of the Jr Cup, in the 4th stage of the SuperBike Brazil, at the Interlagos Autodrome, in São Paulo. As soon as he fell at the exit of Pinheirinho, the pilot was quickly treated on the spot by the ICU medical team and ambulance. He was then transferred to the speedway’s emergency room, where the pilot’s clinical condition was stabilized. After this procedure, the medical removal was carried out in an advanced support unit (mobile ICU) of the Geral da Pedreira Hospital, where he remained until early Saturday morning, following all medical protocols until his transfer to the Albert Einstein Hospital,” they had detailed. in a statement that was released on the official site of the Brazilian SuperBike.
In the last hours, and After false news about the child’s death spread, the family released an updated report on the child’s health. Lolo.
“Lorenzo Somaschini remains in Intensive Care at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. The young pilot from Rosario spent the night stabilized and waiting for an improvement in his situation after the accident suffered last Friday,” indicated the first part of the medical report.
“The information about his supposed death arose from publications in WhatsApp statuses and social networks, which led to confusion due to the difficult situation that occurred with what happened. While awaiting more news, we await developments and favorable news,” the report concluded.
On his Instagram account, called Lolosomasprothe young motorcyclist had uploaded a publication in the last few hours of some images of the smiling young man and the text: “Fulfilling dreams… First training session at Interlago Brazil preparing for the Junior Cup”. The Honda Junior Cup It is one of the most recognized youth competitions on the continent that brings together riders between 8 and 16 years old on 160 cc motorcycles with pedals and handlebars adapted to the size of each young person.
Lolo had been in the news during the weekend of April 13 because he had debuted in the Argentine Superbike. “Since I was four years old. My dad rode a motorcycle, when he was two years old he took me to the supermarket and I started to like it. “My dream is to get to MotoGP, to be world champion,” the little boy had told the specialized media. Nut Walk by then. At the national level, the Superbike is the most important category of the Argentine Speed Motorcycle Championship, that is, the competition on the track. There are also Motocross, Rally Raid, Enduro and Speedway categories.
The Rosario newspaper The capital I had done an interview with him before that debut: “One day my dad took me to the supermarket to fill up on gas, I don’t remember well, but we took a ride on a 125cc that belonged to my grandfather and I loved it. There he grabbed me and I don’t know how to explain it. I liked it a lot and well… I started to be fascinated by motorcycles and here I am, ready to race,” the little man from Rosario had said there.
Somaschini debuted on April 14 in Buenos Aires of the Argentine Speed Motorcycle Championship and then had a second participation at the San Nicolás racetrack, in the format of the Junior Cup division. Now he had traveled to Brazil to have his first experience in the abroad, in the renowned competition for young people.
