MotoGP: Rossi injuries confirmed, will undergo surgery
Yamaha has issued the f♉ollowing update, confi🗹rming that MotoGP title contender Valentino Rossi has broken his right leg and will undergo surgery:
"Follꦺowing an enduro training accident on Thursday, August 31st, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP star Valentino Rossi was diagnosed with displaced fractures of the tibia and fibula of his right leg.
"The 38-year-old Ita🌸lian rider will undergo surgery as soon as🥂 possible.
"A further medical bulletin will be 🅺issued later on Friday morning, Sept 1st."
Yamaha has issued the following ☂update, confirming that MotoGP title contender Valentino Rossi has broken his right leg and will undergo surgery:
"F🧸ollowing an enduro training accident on Thursday, August 31st, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP star Valentino Rossi was diagnosed with displaced fractures of the tibia and fiꩵbula of his right leg.
"The 38-year-old Iﷺtal🐷ian rider will undergo surgery as soon as possible.
"A further medical bulletin will be issued later on Friday m🌠orning, Sept 1st."
Rossi suffered a displaced fracture of the same ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚright tibia during practice for the 2010 Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, after which he also underwent su𓆏rgery and was absent from MotoGP for six weeks.
The Italian - who rode with stomach and chest injuries following a motocross training accident just before this year's Mugello round - is currently fourth in the world champ♎ionship, 26 points Andrea Dovizioso with six rounds to go.
Rossi has one win and five podiums so far this season, the latest be🅰ing a third place at Silverstone, where he led for🍎 much of the race.
The next event is Rossi's hom♕e round at Misano, n⛎ext weekend.
The serious nature of the leg fractures describedও by Movistar Yamaha point towards Rossi missing multiple races, as in🔴 2010.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and h♑as seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
