The Spaniard is Honda’s only factory team representative this weekend. The Japanese squad lost Marc Marquez who broke his right thumb in Portimao.
During the first lap of the Sprint Race, Joan Mir crashed to the ground. He got to his feet helped by two marshals, who held him on each side as he trudged along the gravel.
After being treated on the track, an ambulance took him to the medical center, where doctors carried out an initial examination. In this test, nothing broke. However, the team led by Angel Charte, MotoGP medical director, decided to refer him to the Hospital de Santiago del Estero for a complete radiological examination.
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“Joan had a strong bruise during the race, and she recovered in the first moments. But it was difficult for her to move, and for that reason, she was transferred to the clinic (on the circuit). I checked her and, not too worried. She has some symptoms which we think should be examined in detail,” said Charte as he left the circuit hospital.
“He is always awake and oriented at the brain level. He has a severe bruise on his right ankle. The initial diagnosis was head trauma, so we will proceed to do a CT scan.
“The tests we did here did not show that he had a fracture but, in addition to the full neurological examination that will be carried out, we will also perform other radiological tests to be able to rule it out for sure.
Joan Mir had a crash a week ago, in the Portimao Sprint Race, where he also did not finish the first lap, when he collided with Fabio Quartararo. As a result of the incident, the stewards penalized him with a long lap in Sunday’s race, which ruined his chances of doing a better job.
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