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LORENZO SIDELINED AFTER HIGHSIDE
J
orge Lorenzo did not com-
pete in the Thai GP, October
6-7, and will possibly sit out the
Japanese GP in two weeks after
a mechanical failure triggered a
highside on Friday, October 5,
during qualification. The fall ex-
acerbated injuries sustained two
weeks earlier when he crashed at
the first corner of the Aragon GP.
Although he was deemed fit to
ride on Friday evening, he de-
cided overnight that he would not
be capable, interrupting a run of
the strongest possible form as his
Ducati career draws to an end.
At Aragon, he dislocated the
big toe and suffered a metacar-
pal fracture to his right foot, but
said that he'd been feeling "okay
on the bike, when
suddenly it threw me
through the air," he
said.
He wasn't sure if
the cause was some
braking error because
of his foot injury. Then
Ducati confirmed it
had been "something
technical—and this was
my relief."
It was bad luck it had
happened, but "good
luck, because I could
have been more hurt."
He was back on crutches
after thumping the injured foot
down, but the bigger problem
was a fresh injury to his left wrist.
"There are some small fissures at
the end of the radius bone, and it
is very painful," he said.
Michael Scott
Jorge Lorenzo's
Thai crash was
a monster, but it
wasn't his fault.
HASLAM PUTS ONE HAND ON THE TITLE
L
eon Haslam (Kawasaki) has all but assured himself his first British Superbike Championship win after
taking a double victory at Assen in Holland for round 11 of the series.
With one round to go, Haslam now sits at 654 points compared to fellow Kawasaki rider Jake Dixon's
593, with former champion Josh Brookes (Yamaha) third with 557.
Here are the race one and two highlights from Assen. CN
BSB Race 1 Highlights BSB Race 2 Highlights
