MOTOGP
FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 / SEPTEMBER 25-27, 2020
CIRCUIT DE BARCELONA CATALUNYA / BARCELONA, SPAIN
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process. "I pushed through the door
and it had no resistance against it. I
stumbled and fell out and over on my
ankle and fell onto floor. Heard the
snap. I stood up and tried to walk.
I could feel the ligaments are really
damaged. The size of it was like a
golf ball on the side of it." But the
Englishman gritted his teeth on Fri-
day and rode with a bigger left boot
to accommodate the swollen foot.
He ended the day just 0.9 seconds
from the fastest time.
MILLER TO DONATE
TEAR-OFF
At least it was good for something.
Jack Miller's sense of humor was
very much intact on Friday as he
hung the tear-off that ended his
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in his pit
box in Barcelona as a souvenir. The
Australian was forced to retire from
last Sunday's race as he noticed his
Ducati GP20 gradually losing power
through the race. But once in the ga-
rage his mechanics discovered one
of Fabio Quartararo's tear-off visors
had got lodged in his airbox.
"Maybe I'll sell it for charity, some-
thing like that," he said of the layer of
plastic. "Let's see if Two Wheels for
Life want it! I'd like to get him to sign
it. I think it's the least he can do..."
On Friday evening the tear-off was
going for just over $300 on the Two
Wheels For Life website.
Briefly...
Luca Marini
rode a classy
race to take a
commanding
lead in the Moto2
title standings.
