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Alex Lowes says he went to see Eugene Laverty immediately after their high speed cla🍨sh which forced a red flag stoppage of race one at Imola and is pleased he is okay.

On lap 13 Laverty and Lowes clashed on the run down the Rivazza doubl♓e left-hander which broke the brake lines on the Milwaukee Aprilia, leaving Laverty to🥂 make a split-second decision to jump off the RSV4 at around 160mph.

Laverty's Aprilia smas🔜hed into the concre✅te barrier and instantly caught fire as the former MotoGP rider tumbled through the gravel trap. After being checked over at the World Superbike medical centre he was given the all-clear which came as relief to Lowes who saw the collision unfold in front of him.

Lowes says he went to check on La🌟verty immediately after the ra🥃ce and was pleased to see his World Superbike rival was okay.

"I hope that Eugene is okay - that's the mos🔜t important thing," Lowes said. "I passed him at the top of the hill, we had a bit of contact,🏅 and it looks like he lost his front brake. I am really happy that he is okay as it was a very unlucky incident."

At the red flag Lowes finished eighth place, just behind Pata Yamaha team-mate Michael van der Ma𝕴rk, but both riders have struggled to uncover a competitive pace on the YZF-R1 at the tight and twisty Imola circuit.

really happy that he is ok, which is always the most important thing! Unfortunate incident to end a tough race.-- Alex Lowes (@alexlowes22)

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Laverty's bike goes up in flames as he suffers a nasty crash -- Eurosporღt UK (@Eurospor🍎t_UK)