Stoner leads tributes to MotoGP mechanic Piero Gagni

Tributes have been paid across the MotoGP community following the death of Piero Gagni, a world champion mechanic, at the age of 75 after an accident. The Italian was a former European Enduro champion before becoming a MotoGP mechanic, serving with Yamaha, Cagiva, Ducati and Honda.

Gagni was part of Casey Stoner's two championship-winning campaigns in 2007 and 2011. According to GPOne, he was involved in a scooter accident in late October and was left in a coma. He passed away on Friday.

Stoner paid tribute on Instagram, calling Gagni "an exemplary human being" and saying he had been his trusted mechanic throughout his MotoGP career. Former Ducati and Honda team boss Livio Suppo also remembered him as a great person, a superb Enduro rider and a great 500/MotoGP mechanic.