Seems that since he wasn't a Brit there's no mention of this a week later from
http://www.tekforums.net/sports-hobbies-cycling/rip-dan-wheldon/(I apologise in advance if I missed the thread)
Sadly he passed after a horrific crash in the MotoGP bike race early Sunday morning (our time)
He really was just coming into his own.. such a waste
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motogp/15420069.stm![](http://photos.motogp.com/2011/04/02/58+marco+simoncelli,+action,+fp1,+left,+motogp_slideshow_169.jpg)