Emilia-Romagna MotoGP: Martin considering surgery after second Misano crash

MotoGP rookie Jorge Martin is considering a second surgery this season following another crash in Mi🀅sano.
Martin, who had already crashed three times during Saturday꧒’s qualifying day, went down for the second consecutive race 🧜at Misano after losing the front at turn one - both crashes happened whilst behind eventual series champion Fabio Quartararo.
Until the 23 year-old’s race e💧nding fall, a three-rider group led by Alex Rins, Quartararo and Martin were closing in on the top four riders.
Speaking after the race, Martin added: "Until the crash it (race) wasn’t so bad.ꩲ I was saving some tyres until the end of the race.
"At that point of the race I was trying to follow Fabio [Quartararo] because he was strong. We were closing the gap to the front group, to Aleix [Espargaro] and the top four, so it’s a pity because ꦐI was feeling strong but yeah, I lost the front and luckily I’m okay because it was a really fast crash.
"I’m happy about 🌠the weekend because in wet conditions we really improved and in the dry with only the warm-up I was competitive."
Martin rema🐟ined in the gravel for a short period of time following his crash, and although the Spaniard feels ‘great physically’, a muscle issue in his leg could lead to sur♋gery as early as this week.
Martin’s first surgery earlier this 🗹🍒year was following a crash at Portimao - the same venue as next week’s race, after breaking his scaphoid, first metacarpal in his right hand and his right ankle.
"I’m not so confident because I had this big injury in Por🥀timao, but anyway, physically I feel great but I still have a problem with one muscle in my leg," added Martin.
"I’m struggling to change gears after ten laps, so I will go tওo the doctors tomorrow and maybe have surgery this week, I don’t know yet."