Rossi has stitches after home accident
Added on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 by Carole Nash Editor
Rossi has stitches after home accident
Valentino Rossi has had stitches in his hand and foot after falling onto a glass table whilst closing curtains at home.
The MotoGP world champion, who will still take part in this week’s official test in Sepang, had stitches in both his hand and foot after the incident and the injury will be assessed by Yamaha throughout the test.
“The Italian received stitches to his left hand and foot before flying out to Sepang for the official MotoGP test, a result of his falling on to a glass table when closing the curtains at home,” a statement said on the MotoGP official website, www.motogp.com.
“Rossi’s left ring finger and the sole of his foot were cut when the table broke.”
The accident has not disrupted Rossi’s plans to leave for Malaysia to start testing his new bike for the 2009 season, Yamaha said in a statement.
“But it is not immediately clear whether his injuries will allow him to ride comfortably this week,” the Japanese team added.
