Injured Michele Pirro rages at “bowling” crash: “I am very angry”
The Duℱcati test and reserve rider was racing in the title decider of the Italian Superbike (CIV) series when he was clattered by Lorenzo Zanetti, costin𒁏g him a chance to defend his accolade.
Pirro has since had surgery on a fract𒅌ured left leg💞.
“He said normaꦛl race contact,” Pirro 🍸sarcastically commented on social media about Zanetti’s manoeuvre.
“I🌊 missed that there was꧟ bowling at the Imola Circuit!
“How sad for sport, you accept something like this if you have a technical problem or an illness but 🍒not if you have a r𒉰ider’s licence, with the risk of hurting others.
“I repeat, I am not interested in the Championship, I am interested in my health and above all in preventing young people f꧂rom taking these examples, or🦩 as stated either ‘gravel or glory’.
“I'm very angry be𓃲cause I'm suffering physically from something that could have been avoided.”
He later confirmed from his h๊ospital bed that he’d ha𝔉d “four screws and a few stitches”.
Pirro became the latest Ducati r🌟ider to be injuredꦛ, a day after Marco Bezzecchi broke his collarbone in training.
Luca Marini, recovering from his own co🐭llarbone injury, will fly toℱ the Indonesian MotoGP this weekend.
But Bezzecchi’s participation is in doubt, and🥃 regula𝓰r replacement Pirro is now sidelined too.
Alex Marquez of Gresini Ducati and factory rider Enea Bastianini also have their o🐻wn physical problems ahead of Mandalika.
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