Somkiat Chantra underwent surgery after training crash, as LCR notes about replacements, while Jorge Martin starts testing.
Somkiat Chantra –
Somkiat Chantra suffered a crash last Tuesday while training on an off-road bike, he successfully underwent surgery today at Hospital Universitari Dexeus in Barcelona, performed by Dr. Joan Carles Monllau, to treat a lateral collateral ligament injury in his right knee sustained during training. He won’t be replaced at the German GP, and Takaaki Nakagami will step in for him at the Czech GP.
Jorge Martin –
Aprilia Racing have confirmed that Jorge Martin’s MotoGP return is all set for Wednesday the 9th of July at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. The reigning MotoGP World Champion was back on a motorcycle for the first time since his Qatar GP crash at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya last week, and after that was successful, Martin will now hop back on his Aprilia RS-GP25 thoroughbred ahead of returning to Grand Prix action.
Martin, who suffered a rib contusion on the right thorax with a pneumothorax at Lusail, underwent his latest medical check on the 30th of June and Aprilia confirmed that the healing process was positive, and on that basis, two more weeks were needed for complete healing regarding the rib injuries the #1 suffered. Nine days on from that examination, Martin will be getting to grips with a MotoGP bike again.
[The story is as per press release]
