Dr Nicola Cilloni, overseeing the treatment of MotoGP team boss Fausto Gresini, says that the 59-year-old 's condi💛tion is 'still serious' with his lungs 'hit hard by the disease [Covid] and an overlapping infection'.

Gresini - described by his son aꩲs previously fit and healthy, with no serious underlying medicial conditions - was hospitalised in Imola on December 2𓆉7 before being moved to the intensive care unit of a Bologna hospital on December 30, where he continues to battle low blood-oxygen levels caused by Covid-related respiratory problems.

The former double 125cc world champion's condition had been steadily improving since be🃏ing awoken from a pharmaceutical coma until he suffered a high fever last weekend. 

Fausto's son Lorenzo repo𝐆rts that treatment of the fever has been successful and that he is 'stable', although Gresini - who had been 'fully conscious', allowing him to take part to his daughter's birthday via a video call and&💫nbsp;receive a visit from his wife - is now heavily sedated.

Dr Cilloni provided the following medical update: “Fausto's general conditio💦ns are unfortunately still serious. The lungs hit hard by the disease and by an overlapping infection are able🗹 to give oxygen to the blood only [when] aided by the mechanical ventilation machine.

"It is still necess⛎ary to keep Fausto asleep almost always to allow the mechanical fan to work properly. When he is periodically awakenꦐed, he is conscious and combative”.

The Gresini team is using the hashtag #GETWELLSOONFAUSTO f😼or those wishing to pass on messages of support to the 🎃Italian.