MotoGP
Fractured ankle for Joan Mir
Fall on the first lap, broken ankle... day to forget for Joan Mir © MotoGP
Nightmare day for Joan Mir at Spielberg. The Spanish driver, who started 8th, crashed in the 4th turn. Left in high side with his Suzuki, the 2020 world champion landed badly on his right leg and was taken to hospital. “I had a very big accident at turn 4. I lost the rear and it was a high side. It could have been a lot worse, so I feel lucky. The first checks show some bone fragments and fractures in my ankle. Tomorrow I will have more tests and an MRI to check the ligaments,” Joan Mir said in a post on Suzuki's Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/suzukimotogp/status/1561339310099644421
With this injury, Joan Mir's participation in the next Grand Prix, in Misano in two weeks (September 4), is compromised. Problem for Suzuki: Sylvain Guintoli, reserve driver for the Japanese team, also injured his hand during the Suzuka 8 Hours. Clearly, the end of the chapter MotoGP is complicated for Suzuki…
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Dorian Grangier
A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.
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