Moto2 Assen: Lorenzo Baldassarri 'stable' after horror highside
Lorenzo Baldassarri will remain under observation in hospital tonight after a huge highsid🌳e brought out the red flags in Moto2 qualifying at Assen.
The Forward Racing rider was flung viciously into the a♛ir when he touched the kerb on the exit of the fast Ramshoek corner, which leads to the final chicane.
The 20-year old briefly lost consciousness, but fortunately es♊caped a💞ny serious injuries.
He was taken to hospital in Groningen for further🐻 examination, where the medical staff confirmed a brain concussion✃. Dr. Michele Zasa made the following statement:
"Lorenzo is now admitted at the emergency room under obse✨rvation. He underwent several CT scans and the results were negative regarding the injury. He will still have to undergo an x-ray on his right ankle in order to exclude any fracture.
"Lorenzo's vital signs are ♊stable, he is ꦍawake, conscious but he doesn't remember the course of the accident. During the next few hours he will be seen by a neurologist and Lorenzo needs to remain under observation overnight.
"He will be re-evaluated tomorrow morning and without any further🐻 complications we expect him to be discharged tomorrow."
and -- Lorenzo Baldassarri (@7balda) Team Owner Giovanni Cuzari added: "I can't describe in words how relieved I am after this horrible crash and the wait before we got the first positive news seemed to be endless. I always consider our team as my second family, so to see Lorenzo in the gravel after his highside has been truly scary and I am so pleased that he seems to be OK."Therefore, I need to express great appreciation to Dainese and AGV, because without their top-level protection Lorenzo's injuries♑ could have been a lot worse. Today we have been once again a testimonial for how important the safety on track is for our riders and that we have to try to improve it in every possible way. I also want to thank all the medical staff and everybody involved for their great support, plus everybody from the paddoc🌟k for their interest and good wishes."
Valentino Rossi, a mentor to Baldassarri as part of the VR46 Riders Academy, said: "Big head concussion but he can move everything. He don't remember very w🎉ell where he is, but he can speak, is conscious. So I think it's very positive news. It was a very wild crash, very bad."
Baldassarri;s team-mate and (Rossi's half-brother) Luca Marini will start Sunday's race from 14th 🐟place.
Peter has been in the paddock for 2🧸0 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Mar🦄quez’s injury issues.
