Capirossi to miss Mugello GP
Added on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Capirossi to miss Mugello GP
Loris Capirossi will miss his home race in Mugello this weekend after tests confirmed that he had sustained two broken ribs following a crash at Assen at the weekend.
The veteran rider missed the Grand Prix on Sunday and tests this week confirmed that he has fractured his ninth and tenth ribs, and distorted the AC joint in his shoulder.
The injury will keep the Pramac Ducati rider out of this weekend’s race in Mugello, much to his disappointment.
“I’m obviously very disappointed and angry,” admitted the 38-year-old. “I was hoping I could do to get on track for this race, but the double fracture of the ninth and tenth ribs and distorting the AC joint injury forced me to raise the white flag for the first time in my career for Mugello.
“I’m sorry for the many fans who will be at Mugello, the track to which they are emotionally closest. I have many fond memories of this track and I wanted to turn my season in this circuit. Now I will have to rest, sit still for at least two weeks and try to get back on track as soon as possible”.
Fabiano Sterlacchini, Pramac Racing Technical Director, added: “The doctors we have in a sense illusory, because after visiting the hospital in Assen seemed that things were not so serious.
“Recent investigations have however found two fractures, above all, that would put at serious risk health of the driver if he decides to get on track. There is, in fact, the risk that the bone can come into contact with the organs and cause serious damage to Loris. For all these reasons we decided to forfeit the match. Unfortunately for Loris this was the most important race of the season.”
