MotoGP Sachsenring: Alex Rins: Fracture ‘not healed yet’, medical examination today

Alex Rins will receive a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from the MotoGP doctors on Thursday regarding his participation in this weekend’s German Grand Prix.
Alex Rins crash, Catalunya MotoGP. 5 July
Alex Rins crash, Catalunya MotoGP. 5 July

The Suzuki rider was diagnosed with a fracture to the🍸 pyramidal (triquetral) bone in his left wrist, plus ankle trauma, when he was tangled up in Takaaki Nakagami’s 🐎accident at Turn 1 in Barcelona.

Surgery was not required with the wrist instead immobilised before starting a programme of electromagnetic therapy and🥂 anti-inflammatory medication.

A medical check on Wednesday by Doctor Xavier Mir in Barcelona gave Rins the go ahead to travel to Germany, but the fracture is ‘not🧸 healed yet’ and Rins will st♒ill need to pass (an increasingly strict) MotoGP medical test to be allowed on track.

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Dr. Mir said: “Alex Rins came to visit me on Wednesday morning before travelling to Germany to evaluate the shape of his wrist, we carried out some tests and it seems that the fracture is doing fine, but it’s not heal꧒ed yet.

“It hasn't moved and is settling down. Alex wants t⛦o try to ride, but maybe he will need some painkillers and physiothe𓂃rapy during these days.”

Rins💖 added: “During this last week I have been working very hard to try to rehabilitate my wr🍌ist as much as possible.

“Following advice from the medical experts I have been sticking to a programme of recovery, and I’ve been trying to gain mobility and reduce the pai🧸n.

“I hope to arriv🐽e in good condition in Germany, and on Thursday I will have the final medical examinations with the MotoGP doctors 💛at the circuit so they can tell me if I am fit to ride or not… and if I am then I’ll go for it!”

Joan Mir, Catalunya MotoGP race, 5 June
Joan Mir, Catalunya MotoGP race, 5 June

Rins’ accident continued a night♊mare run of three non-scores since Suzuki’s post-Jerez decision to quit MotoGP.

Meanwhile, team-mate Joan Mir, who had al🍷so failed to finish the previo♉us two races, finally brought a GSX-RR to the chequered flag in fourth at Barcelona (from 17th on the grid).

“Sachsenring is a really fun track to ride - it’s slow and tight, but it suits our bike quite well. It’s always a challenge, but I have had so༒me good results here in the past and I’m hopeful for an enjoyable Sunday,” said Mir, who is still without a podium this season but was impressed by some new Suzuki aero and progress on corner entry issues at the Catalunya test.

“The test we had after the Catalan GP gave me a confidence boo⛎st and I’m really keen to put some of what we learned into play and see how it can help us moving into t😼hese next races.”

Rins and Mir are currently tied for seventh iꦡn the world championsh𒁃ip, on 69 points.

Nakagami also plans to⛦ be back on track, for LCR Honda, this weekend.

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