Lorenzo Somaschini, the nine-year-old Argentine motorcycle racer who crashed during free practice for the Brazilian Superbike Championship last Friday, died last night in a hospital in São Paulo.
“SuperBike Brazil announces, with great sadness and regret, the death of the pilot Lorenzo Somaschini,” said the statement released this Tuesday by the tournament organizers. The Argentine minor had been hospitalized since Friday in intensive care at the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo due to the blow he received on the head after the fall he suffered during a free practice of the Honda Junior Cup at the Interlagos circuit, the venue. of Formula One in Brazil.
In the statement, the organizers of the event were “dismayed” by the death of the child and noted that since the moment of the accident they have provided assistance to the relatives of the young motorcyclist, who was treated “quickly on the spot” after the fall and transferred. in an ambulance to a hospital. The Honda Junior Cup, one of the most recognized youth competitions on the American continent, brings together riders between 8 and 16 years old on 160 cubic centimeter motorcycles with pedals and handlebars adapted to the size of each participant.
Somaschini, born in the city of Mendoza on July 17, 2014, was passionate about motorcycles since he was four years old. He dreamed of reaching the MotoGP World Championship and being world champion. The news has caused a great commotion in Argentina.
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