MotoGP rookie Jorge Martin recovering after surgery
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MotoGP rookie Jorge Martin is starting his recovery after undergoing surgery on three of the injuries suffered in Saturday’s huge accident at the Portimao Grand Prix.The young Spaniard fell from his Pramac Ducati on an out-lap and, while TV cameras missed the start of the incident, Martin was seen sliding into the gravel trap at highspeed, where had and the bike were then thrown into a series of vicious cartwheels.The Doha pole position starter and podium finisher required surgery for fractures to the metacarpal of his right thumb, right malleolus (ankle) and left tibial plateau (knee), later posting on social media: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jorge Martin Almoguera (@88jorgemartin)Aleix Espargaro – who along with Maverick Vinales was publicly thanked by Martin for taking him training and lending him bikes when he couldn’t afford them earlier in his career – said of the Portimao accident:”Jorge is very young and these ups and down, after the pole and now the big , happen because he’s trying. He still needs to understand the bike and when you are so brave like Jorge is, this can happen.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Tito Rabat to replace Jorge Martin at Spanish MotoGPaccImages.createImage(); Video: Marc Marquez, Pol Espargaro review first weekend as team-mates”If you are a little bit more of a relaxed rider maybe you will not have the big es, but also you will not finish on the podium. So I prefer to be brave and have these es and Jorge will be back soon.”Thankfully @88jorgemartin is conscious and recovering in hospital following this We hope to see the @pramacracing rider back on track at Jerez! #PortugueseGP DqIKu5tcLZ— MotoGP (@MotoGP) April 17, 2021With Martin ready ruled out of next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, Pramac has drafted in Tito Rabat to ride alongside Johann Zarco at Jerez, Ducati’s usual stand-in rider Michele Pirro being busy with MotoGP testing duties.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Joan Mir: I felt a hit but didn’t know it was MarquezaccImages.createImage(); Aleix Espargaro matches Aprilia best, ‘podium this year’ 2021 MotoGP CalendarRoundDateRaceCircuit128 MarchQatar (Evening race)Losail24 AprilDoha (Evening race)Losail318 AprilPortugalPortimao42 MaySpainJerez516 MayFranceLe Mans630 MayItalyMugello76 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona820 JuneGermanySachsenring927 JuneNetherlandsAssen1011 JulyFinland (Subject to homologation)KymiRing1115 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring1229 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone1312 SeptemberAragonAragon1419 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano153 OctoberJapanMotegi1610 OctoberThailandBuriram1724 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island1831 OctoberMalaysiaSepang1914 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo TormoPostponed Grands Prix: 11 AprilArgentinaTermas 18 AprilAmericasCOTAReserve Grand Prix Venues: Indonesia (Race delayed until ‘first part of 2022’)Mandalika RussiaIgora Drive2021 Pre-season Tests: 5 MarchQatar Shakedown TestLosail 6-7 MarchQatar Official TestLosail 10-12 MarchQatar Official TestLosail
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