Mapfre Aspar Moto2 star Julian Simon will miss this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix after a f꧅ollow-up operation on the right leg he broke at Catalunya.

The Spaniard, runner-up in last year's Championship, underwent surgery to 'remove plates and screws which had completed their tasks of fixing fragments of broken bone' while a new titanium mini-plate was inserted to help one of the fragments which had not ﷺyet fully healed.

"The operation went well and♓ ♕the recovery process looks very positive," said Simon. "I had some screws removed and consequently found that I still had a slight fracture. With that solved, now I'll comply strictly to what is prescribed to try to recover as soon as possible."

Si♌mon has finished a best of sev🤡enth in the four races since his return.

Countryman Jordi Torres will be the only Aspar Moto2 rid📖er at M🅰otegi and says he isn't one of those worried about radiation.

"I am really looking forward to travelling to Japan because I ha💖ve never been there before and I expect it will all be very exciting," 𒈔he said. "Personally I am not worries about the radiation issue and I am sure that if they say it is safe to go then it is safe."