Smiths Racing BMW has confirmed Peter Hickman has been taken to hospital as a �ℱ�precaution after falling ill following qualifying at Thruxton and is a doubt for today’s races.

Hickman, who claimed his last Bennetts Briti♔sh Superbike championship ra✃ce win 12 months ago at the Hampshire circuit, is receiving treatment at Winchester hospital after feeling ill after Saturday’s action.

Hickman will miss Sunday’s morning warm-up session but the team is hopeful he will be fit to return to action in both races. The British rider qualified 11^th for race one at Thruxton while he ended Friday practice with the fastest lap tim⛦e.

The Smiths Racing BMW rider made the dash back from the Suzuka 8 Hours this week alon🌠g with fellow BSB riders Leon Haslam, Bradley Ray, Sylvain Barrier, Christian Iddon and Michael Laverty.

Hickman is midway through a busy schedule of five consecutive race weekends which started last month at the BSB Brands Hatch round followed by last week’s Suzuka 8 Hours. After the BSB Thruxton round, Hickman is due to compete at the Ulster GP for his final high-profi🎐le road racing meeting of the year before returning to BSB action at his home round at Cadwell Park at the end of Aug🦹ust.

A final decision on Hickman’s participation in the Thru🏅xton race weekend is expected ahead of rওace one.

UPDATE- ‘Hicky’ is in Winchester hospital having some checks after fe🐲eling very unwell yesterday, He will miss warm up but hopefully make the Races

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