Aleix Espargaro withdraws from Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP

Aleix Espargaro decides to rest his hand injury and will not participate i𝓰n Sunday’s Dutch MotoGP.

Aleix Espargaro, 2024 Dutch MotoGP
Aleix Espargaro, 2024 Dutch MotoGP

Although passed fit to ride in Sunday's warm-up for the Dutch MotoGP, after fracturing the fifth metacarpal in his right hand, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Aleix Espargaro has elected to withdraw fro🃏m the event ‘in order to speed up the recovery’.

The Aprilia star suffered the h🌄and injury in a high-spe♋ed accident while holding sixth place on the final lap of Saturday’s Sprint race.

It was h𝓡is second heavy accident of the weekend after landing heavily on his back at the finaꦏl chicane on Friday.

Ho✨spital checks on Saturday evening revealed the fracture, but Espargaro was subsequently ‘declared fit for the warm up’ on Sunday morning.

🌃The Spaniard, who will retire from MotoGP at the end of this season, was then due to undergo another medical check after warm-up to decide on his fitness for the 26-lap grand ꩵprix.

However, a further update from Aprilia announced that he will not ride on Sunday. Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola sa🐻id Espargaro was in so much pain he could not even put his glove on.

The #41 is the second Aprilia rider ruled out of today's r🌳ace with wild-card Lorenzo Savadori suffering back fractures in the Sprint.

Esparg🐎aro had been due to start from fourth on the grid, afteꦗr title leader Jorge Martin's penalty. 

Espargaro🎐 will now turn his focus to next weekend’s German MotoGP at Sachsenring, which startඣs on Friday.

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