MotoGP Sachsenring: ‘Worse than yesterday’ - Alex Rins withdraws from Germany

The Suzuki star suffered the injury when he was brought down by Takaaki Nakagami’s bike at Turn 1 in Catalunya, just under tཧwo weeks’ ago.
After being passed fit to ride on Friday, Rins felt more pain than expected with a final decision maꦕde after Saturday morning’s FP3, where the Spaniard failed to beat his day one best and dropped to 17th on the timesheets.
“I have decided, together with the team, to stop riding and not compete in the race🅺 this weekend,” Rins said.
“Today the feeling with my hand and wrist is somewha⭕t worse than yesterday, and I found that I was in a lot of pain when I tried to do a fast lap, so I don’t feel I am 🐼capable of competing.
“For this reason, we prefer to focus on being more recovered and stronger for Holland [next wꦐeekend]. Hopefully my physical condition will be better in Assen, es♒pecially as it’s track that I like a lot.”
“It’s a pity, but the pain is too much, and 🔯it makes no sens🅠e to take risks for no reward,” added Suzuki team manager Livio Suppo. “We hope Alex can recover more in these next days before we head to Holland next week.
“I want to thank him for the effort he ♛has put in to be here, he has given his all. And thanks also to the team for the job they’ve done.”
Rins will now continue electromagnetic therapy and a course of rest and anti-inflammatories to try and h♑eal the break to his left pyramidal/triquetral bone as quicklꦡy as possible.
Joan Mir, seventh quickest after FP3, will now be Suzuki🃏’s sole representative for the remainder of the Sachsenr🍃ing weekend.
Rins, who like Mir is ye🌼t to confirm his 2023 plans, is currently tied with his team-mate for seventh in the world championship.

Peter has been in the paddock for 20 y👍ears and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.