Another broken bone, another MotoGP rider ruled out after Sepang chaos

Fabio di Giannantonio injury conf𒐪irmed afte📖r Sepang testing incident

Fabio Di Giannantonio
Fabio Di Giannantonio

VR46 Ducati rider 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Di Giannantonio has ﷽been ruled out of the rest of the Sepang MotoGP test after fracturing his collarbone in a cras✱h on Wednesday.

The Italian was forced int🎶o a winter of recovery after electing to miss the final two rounds of the 2024 season to have surgery on a shoulder he dislocated at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Getting back up to full fitness ahead of this💞 pre-season, Di Giannantonio only returned to track action at Mandalika last week for a private track day on a Panigale V4 Ducati.

On W𒈔ednesday at the Sepang test, he was one of several fallers, though was initiall𓂃y reported as ‘OK’ by his VR46 team.

VR46 has🌱 now confirmed that Di Giannantonio suffered a fra꧅cture to his collarbone and will head home to Italy for surgery - ruling him out of the rest of the test.

Ducati𒅌's Francesco Bagnaia reports that the injury came after second crash at Turn 5 during the practice start session at the end of the day.

“Fabio Di Giannantonio has been diagnosed with a left co🥂llarbone fracture following his Turn 5 crash at Sepang Test,” a brief statement read.

“The Pertamina Enduro VR💮46 Racing Team rider will fly back tonight to Italy to undergo surgery.”

Di G💝iannantonio is one of only three riders with a GP25 Ducati this season, and missed his first opportunity to try the bike in Barcelona last November due to his shoulder surgery.

With just a week to go until the next test in Buriram, Di Giannantonio has a tight turnaround to be fit to get some vital track time on the GP25 before the season starts in Thailand♔.

Despite his crash, he was seventh fastest at the end of Wednesday’s running having completed 🔜49 laps.

He is one of three riders heading hꦓome after day one of testing due to injury.

Most notably, reigning world champion Jorge Martin 🐬will return to Spain for surgery on multiple fractures after a heavy crash on his Aprilia.

Trackhouse ꦛAprilia rider Raul Fernandez will also sit out the rest of the test as he returns him for surgery on a left hand fracture.

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