Francesco Bagnaia after accident: “I went home, immediately prepared to return at Misano”
At the Catalunya MotoGP, the wor🅰ld champion violently highsided then was struck in𒁃 the legs by Brad Binder while he lay on the ground.
He thankfully avoided major injury and remarkably could ride just days later, at this weekend’s San Marino Mo🌸toGP, a homecom꧙ing for Bagnaia and Ducati.
"On Sunday night, I went back home with the team, and after getting s𝐆ome rest, I immediately started preparing to be ready to return to the track in Misano,” Bagnaia said.
“On Thursday, I will undergo the medi🌃cal checkup at the circuit, and if, as I hope, the doctors give me the OK, I will be able to get on track on Friday for the first practi♛ce of my home Grand Prix.
“The San Marino GP is alway﷽s a special event for us Italian riders and especially for us Ducati riders.
“I will do my best to b♕e able to race on Saturday a𒀰nd Sunday."
Bagnaia leads the championship by 50 points ahead of Jorge Martin as he cha🤡s♓es a second consecutive title.
That title race might st𒆙ill be hampered by last weekend’s accident, depending💝 whether Bagnaia is passed fit to race at Misano. And, then, how capable he is on track.
His factoܫry Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini will be missing thoug✤h.
Bastianini will miss🎉 the next three rounds after his crash in Barcelona.
He required wrist and ankle surgery afterwards, ꦰand when he returns must face a double long lap penalty for the manoeuvre.
꧅James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
