‘Metacarpal fracture' for Aleix Espargaro in Assen Sprint | Savadori suffers back fractures

Espargaro: 'Underwent an x-ray of the right hand that showed a simple fracture'. Savadori: 'Multiple fractures of the transverse processes in [t🤡he] lumbar tract of th♛e spine'

Aleix Espargaro, 2024 Dutch MotoGP
Aleix Espargaro, 2024 Dutch MotoGP

Already sore after being stretchered away from a nasty fall on Friday, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Aleix Espargaro lost control of his RS-GP through the fearsome penultimate corner on the last lap of Saturday’s Assen MotoGP Sprint race.

The Aprilia rider, tr🅷aditionally strong through that turn, appeared to be lining up a pass on fifth place Fabio di Giannantonio for the following chicane when disaster struck.

Lowsiding onto the ground, the Spani🔯ard then barrel-rolled heavily through the gravel trap before coming to a rest.

The 34-year-old, who will retire at the end of this season, was seen nursing his right hand as mars🍸hals helped him to walk away.

Aprilia reported that initial checks suggested both Espargaro and wild-card Lorenzo Savadori, who crashed ou🌃t earlier in the race, “did not suffer any serious symptoms.

“They are un💮dergoing a clinical/instrument♚al evaluation by the Aprilia Medical Team and the Circuit Medical Center.

“Further information𓆏 will be available as soon as possible.”

A later update then announc▨ed that "both Savadori and Espargaro are going to the hospital in Assen to undergo further medical checks."

Those checks revealed a fracture for Espargaro, but it is still possible that he will take part🌄 in the grand prix:

"Espargaro underwent an x-ray of the right ha🔯nd that showed ꦏa simple fracture at the metacarpal 5 confirmed by the CT scan. He will undergo a medical check tomorrow before the warm up."

Earlie♍r in the day, Espargaro had been lucky not to fall when Marc Marquez lunged inside him and c𝄹rashed at the fast Turn 7 in qualifying.

Aprilia's final update on Saturday evening was for Savadori, who fell at Turn 8 on lap 5 of the Sprin🔥t and suffered the most serious injuries:

"Savadori underwent a further clinical and instrumental examination that showed multiple fractures of the transverse processes in [the] lumbar tract of the𒐪 spine. Savadori is unfit for the race."

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