Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro says he will decide on his continued participation in the MotoGP BritishGP after Sunday’s warm-up following a “violent” crash on Saturday. Full story ⬇️
The Spaniard crashed at 115mph through the Farm Curve left-hander on Saturday afternoon in the FP4 session ahead of qualifying.
Espargaro had to be stretchered off track before being taken to the medical centre for checks on his right foot. Despite suffering heavy bruising, Espargaro was able to take part in qualifying and heroically put his Aprilia sixth on the grid – but cancelled all media activities afterwards due to the pain in his foot “getting worse”.“The crash was the last thing we needed,” Espargaro said in a team statement.“I’m in a lot of pain and it is getting worse, so along with the team and the docs, we decided it would be best for me to rest until tomorrow and then evaluate the situation after the warm-up.
“I’ll obviously do everything I can to be on the track but, since we’re talking about a part of the body that is highly stressed during riding, we’ll have to see if it’s possible.”This crash has come at the worst possible moment for Espargaro as he comes into the 12th round of the 2022 season second in the standings.to 21 points at the last round in the Netherlands in June prior to the summer break, after fighting back to fourth when the Frenchman forced him off track early on in a collision.
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