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Mantan juara dunia MotoGP 2006, Nicky Hayden, mengembuskan napas terakhir, Senin (22/5/2017), pada usia 35 tahun. Hayden cedera berat di kepala, dada, dan patah tulang kaki setelah mengalami kecelakaan, Rabu (17/5/2017).
Ia tertabrak mobil ketika tengan bersepeda sebelah selatan daerah Rimini, Italia. Setelah lima hari bertahan, Rumah Sakit Maurizio Bufalini, tempat di mana Hayden dirawat dan Tim Honda Racing mengonfirmasi kepergian pebalap berjulukan The Kentucky Kid.
Kabar meninggalnya Hayden dengan cepat menuai respons dari banyak kalangan. Termasuk para jagoan di lintasan balap paling bergengsi dunia. Juga mantan rekan setimnya di tim Ducati MotoGP, Casey Stoner.
Hayden masih berstatus pebalap Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team dan berlaga di pentas World Superbika (WSBK).
Berikut ucapan-ucapan belasungkawa untuk Nicky Hayden di media sosial:
Casey Stoner: "Terima kasih, saya merasa istimewa bisa mengenal kamu! #RIPNickyHayden #Legend. Doa untuk keluarganya. Kami akan merindukanmu kawan!
Thankful for the time that I was privileged to know you! #RIPNickyHayden #Legend Pray for his family during this time We'll miss you mate! pic.twitter.com/oV40J7ykTE
— Casey Stoner (@Official_CS27) May 22, 2017
Lewis Hamilton: "Nicky, Anda akan dirindukan. Semoga Tuhan memelukmu tinggi, selamanya kamu ada di hati kami. Pikiran dan doa saya untukmu dan orang-orang yang kamu cintai."
Dear Nicky, you will be missed. May God hold you high, you are forever in our hearts. My thoughts and prayers to you and your loved ones. pic.twitter.com/QSGH1xusWU
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) May 22, 2017
Honda Racing: "Kami sangat terpukul dengan kepergian sosok teman dan pebalap, Nicky Hayden. Pikiran dan doa kami untuk keluarga dan orang-orang dicintai #69 #HondaFamily"
We are devastated by the loss of racer and friend @NickyHayden. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones #69 #HondaFamily pic.twitter.com/T6RoaPPW4Z
— Honda Racing F1 (@HondaRacingF1) May 22, 2017
R.I.P @NickyHayden . My thoughts are with his family. Muita Força a sua família @NickyHayden dia muito triste para o esporte !!! pic.twitter.com/xAaAkEgDV5
— Felipe Massa (@MassaFelipe19) May 22, 2017
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Absolutely gutted a true legend has passed, a nicer guy in the paddock you couldn't ask to meet, keep it pinned up there #69 #RIPKentuckyKid
— Shane Shakey Byrne (@67Shakey) May 22, 2017
So sad... RIP Nicky Hayden https://t.co/3HPRWiHCcn
— Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) May 22, 2017
Hard day for the motorcycles family... R.I.P. NICKY HAYDEN
— Alvaro Bautista Arce (@19Bautista) May 22, 2017
Dia duro para la familia del motociclismo...D.E.P. NICKY HAYDEN
Jesus ... RIP Nicky Hayden :(
— Oliver James Webb (@oliverjameswebb) May 22, 2017
Honoured to have raced together! So much talent on a bike the nicest guy off! Will be hugely missed by everyone! RIP #69 #legendsneverdie pic.twitter.com/drQrrAn4Vm
— Alex Lowes (@alexlowes22) May 22, 2017
One of the best ever and good friend. Always in my heart Rip Nicky Hayden.....#69 # pic.twitter.com/gXWEzr1GBT
— Maverick Viñales (@maverickmack25) May 22, 2017
Thoughts very much with Nicky's family & friends. #RideOnKentuckyKidhttps://t.co/u7SUg02DMK
— MotoGP (@MotoGP) May 22, 2017
Nicky was a great sportsman, a true gentleman and a friend. We’ll never forget him. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family and friends. pic.twitter.com/Tc49KNUeFP
— Repsol Honda Team (@HRC_MotoGP) May 22, 2017
So sad. I can't believe how life can be so cruel. All my condolence to Nicky's family and friends. #RIPNickyHayden pic.twitter.com/CQYg6v8FxT
— Jorge Lorenzo (@lorenzo99) May 22, 2017
It is with incredible sadness we have to announce that Nicky Hayden has passed away. Full statement: https://t.co/hnsvF8EJoZ #RIPNicky pic.twitter.com/soaxDssjzk
— Honda WSBK (@HondaWSBK) May 22, 2017