Hayden returns in warm-up.

Following his huge qualifying accident, Nicky Hayden r✨eturned to the Losail circuit 🌺during Sunday evening's warm-up session.

Hayden was launche🙈d through the screen of his Desmosedici GP9 by a vicious highside at the end of the 45-minute Qatar qualifying sess💛ion.

After undergoing initial x-rays at the circuit medical centre, Hayden was taken to a local hospital for further checks, which fortunately൲ revealed no broken bones.

Hayden, After crash, Qatar MotoGP 2009
Hayden, After crash, Qatar MotoGP 2009
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Following his huge qualifying🌜 accident, Nicky Hayden returned to the Los🦋ail circuit during Sunday evening's warm-up session.

Hayden was launched through the screen of his Desmosedici GP9 by a🍸 vicious highside at the end of the 45-minute Qatar qualifying session.

After undergoing initial x-rays at the circuit medical centre, Hayden was taken to a 📖local hospital for further checꦦks, which fortunately revealed no broken bones.

However, the 20🌺06 world champion required three stitches for a cut to his chest and suf🍒fered severe pain in his back as a result of the accident.

Hayden got back on his GP9 during the 20-minute warm-up session on Sunday evening, when he completed ten laps and was ranked 16th fastest out of the 🍃18 riders.

Nicky now looks set to make his 100th grand prix start, on his Ducati Marlboro debut, from 16th on the grid in tonigꦅht's season-opening race.

Hayden's tea💎m-mate Casey Stoner was once again fastest during the warm-up session, albeit by just 0.062 sec from reigning world champion Valentino ൲Rossi. Stoner will start the race from pole position with Rossi second.

Hayden's former Repsol Honda team-ma🎶te Dani Pedrosa and MotoGP returnee Sete Gibernau will also be nursing injuries in t✨he race.

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