Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will sit out this week’s Thailand Grand Prix after struggling a fracture throughout coaching, Autosport has discovered.
Martin is known to have fractured his left hand on Monday, simply days earlier than he was resulting from contest the opening spherical of the season at Buriram. He’s now set to endure an operation on Tuesday.
The Spaniard was already recovering from the accidents he had sustained in a horrific highside on the opening day of pre-season testing at Sepang earlier this month. On that event, he had suffered fractures to his proper hand and left foot.
After spending 24 hours beneath commentary for a extreme blow to the pinnacle, Martin travelled to Barcelona, the place he underwent surgical procedure on 7 February by Dr. Xavier Mir.
Martin’s entourage had assured Autosport that he was doing effectively and getting ready to journey to Thailand on Tuesday with the intention of passing the medical examination on Thursday and partaking in first apply on Friday.
Nonetheless, Autosport has now discovered that Martin picked up an harm on Monday morning and might want to have a direct operation.
Along with his newest harm, the Aprilia rider won’t be able to contest the Buriram race. It’s unclear how lengthy it could take for him to finish a full restoration.
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Germán Garcia Casanova
MotoGP
Jorge Martin
Aprilia Racing Staff
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