Alex Rins has suffered a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg as a result of his crash during the Italian Grand Prix sprint race.
The LCR Honda rider crashed at the ultra-fast Turn 8 – also known as Arrabbiata 1 – on the fourth lap of the 11-tour sprint encounter and skidded off into the gravel heavily, the Spaniard swiftly transferred to a local hospital in nearby Florence for further examination on his right leg after a trip to the medical centre showed fractures on the appendage.
Rins was subsequently diagnosed with a broken tibia and fibula in the leg, an injury that will force him out for the remainder of the Italian event – which will likely also facilitate a lengthy recovery process that will see him miss the German and Dutch contests that directly follow this weekend’s action to make up the triple header prior to the summer break.
LCR will thus be reduced to a single bullet for Sunday’s Italian GP – in the shape of Takaaki Nakagami who will start 16th – while Honda test rider Stefan Bradl would be a logical choice for the next couple of grands prix until Rins rejoins the action.
Rins currently sits tenth in the overall riders standings heading into Sunday’s full-length race at Mugello, the Spaniard having secured Honda’s first win of the year thanks to an emphatic ride in April’s Americas GP at the Circuit of the Americas.
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