Injured Pol Espargaro set for the sidelines but “he’ll come back to a normal life”
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Espargaro suffered a fractured his jaw, fractured his dorsal ve▨rtebrae, and suffered a pulmonary contusio༺n (a lung injury) during Friday practice at the Portuguese MotoGP.
The severity of his crash had everybody 🍃in𓂃 the paddock concerned by Poncharal has issued a relatively calming update.
“Everybody was worrie😼d,”👍 he said. “We have seen accidents like this that had a difficult outcome.
“To be positive? Polꩲ will come back to a normal life, pretty soon. He will return to being a full-time MotoGP rider soon.
“Of course, he’s in pain.
“We were really worried about his b🐬ack. It is minor. His legs and arms 🥂are moving. His issue with his lungs makes it difficult to breathe properly but it will be 24-48 hours to recover.
“The biggest𓄧 problem is his jaw. They are analysing whether he needs surgery or not.
“He will fly back to Barcelona, go to see a surgeon and doctors. Then we will issue a clearer statement on how long it will take to recover. I believe it will qu🌃ite a while.”
It is “impossible” for Espargaro𝔉 to rꦕeturn in time for next weekend’s Argentina MotoGP meaning Augusto Fernandez will be the sole Tech3 GASGAS rider.
A timeline for Espar🐽garo’s comeback is unknown until🦩 he arrives home in Barcelona and undergoes further examinations.
Espargaro's high-sp⭕eed crash in Portimao took him to the outside tyre barrier, and his RC16 followed him in.
MotoGP riders had, separately before the♊ weekend, complained about the dangers of the gra🦄vel used at the Portimao circuit.
On Saturday, 24 𒁃hours after Espargaro's crash🤡, Enea Bastianini broke his shoulder blade in an accident during the first-ever sprint race.
James was a sports journalistꦇ at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Am🔯erican sports, to football, to F1.
