News Photos & Videos Riders & Teams: China Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Shanghai
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Lorenzo’s Crash Photos
The current MotoGP World Championship leader, Jorge Lorenzo suffered a huge highside in the second half of the opening practice session, last saturday. The action captured by the MotoGP World Championship’s official trackside photographer. In this collection of snaps, see freeze-frame footage of the Friday practice crash from a new perspective.
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News Riders & Teams: China Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Shanghai
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Lorenzo’s right ankle, more seriously injured.
Examined in Barcelona, Jorge Lorenzo’s right ankle, more seriously injured than in original diagnosis. Which originally thought to be the least damaged.
Jorge Lorenzo, directly upon his return from Shanghai to Barcelona, was taken to the Spanish city´s Institut Universitari Dexeus by ambulance for further inspection of the injuries suffered last Friday in a huge highside crash.
Dr. Xavier Mir, The man in charge of the Fiat Yamaha rider´s medical issues, submitted Lorenzo to an examination of both his left and right ankles, and found a further fracture of the right astragalus (the bone that articulates with the tibia, fibula, calcaneus, and navicular) and a broken ligament in the left ankle.
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News Riders & Teams: China Chris Vermeulen Loris Capirossi Pramac Grand Prix of China Rizla Suzuki Shanghai
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Technical problems plagued the Rizla Suzuki
Capirossi´s 9th place and Vermeulen´s retirement leave team ruing misfortune in Shanghai.
Technical problems plagued the Rizla Suzuki garage in Shanghai, as Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen both saw their race adversely affected by the misfortune with the GSV-R.
Capirossi lost places at the end of the race, whilst a broken chain ended Vermeulen´s hopes of points in China.
Vermeulen´s retirement and Capirossi´s 9th place leave the Rizla Suzuki team ruing misfortune in Shanghai.
Loris Capirossi – 9th
- It´s difficult to say that this was a positive day, but we did improve a lot and if it wasn´t for my mistake early on it could have been a lot better. I didn´t want to lose touch with the top guys and my rhythm was really good, but I ran off and that cost me some places. I got back up to seventh and then I had a technical problem and I lost two positions right at the end. Now we will go to Le Mans and make sure that we are competitive there – we had the potential to do much better today!
News Riders & Teams: China Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Pramac Grand Prix of China Shanghai
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Lorenzo to test ankle condition in Saturday morning session
Jorge Lorenzo will test his ankles’ condition on Saturday morning, in free practice. After his Friday accident at the Pramac Grand Prix of China.
There has been an anxious wait for Jorge Lorenzo and his Fiat Yamaha team overnight to see if he will be fit to ride after his spectacular Friday crash which resulted in damage to both of his ankles. The 20 year-old´s condition will be assessed early on by Clinica Mobile Doctor Claudio Macchiagodena after some practice laps on the Yamaha M1 as he seeks to continue his remarkable MotoGP adventure.
Round four of the 2008 World Championship will gather pace on Saturday, as the riders in all three classes do battle for the crucial grid positions in the afternoon, ahead of Sunday´s races.
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News Riders & Teams: China Fiat Yamaha Team Jorge Lorenzo Pramac Grand Prix of China Shanghai
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Jorge Lorenzo Suffer heavy crash at Shanghai
Lorenzo examined for ankle fracture after Shanghai high side
Jorge Lorenzo. He starred in Qatar, reigned in Spain and thrilled in Estoril. But his visit to China has got off to an inauspicious start. The current MotoGP World Championship leader suffered a huge highside in the second half of the opening practice session, and is currently being examined at the city´s Huashan hospital.
Daniele Romagnoli, Lorenzo´s Team Manager, after talking with the Clinica Mobile, said:
`I don’t think Jorge will be able to ride this afternoon because he has pain in both ankles and needs a further x-ray at the hospital, so it will take time to get there and back and to do the tests,´