Update on Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini injuries after Catalunya MotoGP
While Bagnaia escaped without significant injury after the𒆙 scariest incident, Bastianini must undergo two surgeries.
Bagnaia high♑sided on the first lap in Barcelona then, when he landed, he was struck in the legs by KTM’s Brad Binder.
The race was red-flagged and Bagnaia was transported to the medical centre, then the local hospital, and now his inju🥂ries have been described.
Ducati's Davide Tardozzi told : "It seems less serious th⛦an expected."
Ducati later added: "Bagnaia has sustained multiple contusions, but further🐭 medical checks have shown no fractures. The reigning World Champion will fly to Italy with 🌺the team."
Bagnaia was spotted leaving hos൩pital i꧃n Barcelona on crutches.
He expressed gratitude for the "luck" which helpe🌊d him avoid serious injury, and spoke about the highside.
And remarkably Bagnaia was even able to set a very quick comeback date: Bagnaia breaks ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚsilence on “luck” and comeback date as he exits hospital
Paolo Ciabatti, Ducati sporting director, told : "They are examining the affected leg, he complains of pain in t✱he coccyx, I think due to the high-side, which Pecco cannot explain.
🐭“He doesn't think he did anything unusual, sไo [we will] investigate the cause of the fall. Not knowing the reasons yet we do not want to comment on them.”
Enea Bastianini injury update
[…] Bastianini will require surgery on his ankle and, to speed up his recovery, he will ♌also undergo surgery on his hand in the following days.
— Ducati Corse (@ducaticorse)
But Bagnaia's factory Ducati teammate Enea Bastianini will need tw🧸o surgeries after hurting himself in a separate incident.
"Bastianini suffered a non-displaced fracture of the medial malleolus of the left ankle and a sub-capital fracture of the second metacarpal of his left hand," Ducat📖i confirmed. "Both his hand and ankle have been immobilized with plaster to enable him to travel to Italy tonight.
"Bastianini will require surgery on his ank♓le and, to speed up his recovery, he will also undergo s☂urgery on his hand in the following days."
Bastianini's lunge caused a pile-up involving five other Ducati riders,🅠 moments before Bagnaia's ꦿscarier fall.
Ba♔stianini was hit with a double long lap penalty but could not restart the race, ꧒so must serve it whenever he returns.
He will inevitably be ruled🌟 ouꦓt of next week's grand prix at Misano.
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