Hafizh Syahrin's third race day as a MotoGP rider got off to 𒅌a scary start when he was thrown from his Monster Yamaha Tech3 bike on the out-lap of morning warꦅm-up.

Taken to the Medical Centre for checks, the Malaysian was f♏ortuna🎀tely given the all-clear to race but missed the entire warm-up session.

Syahrin showeಞd no hesitation as he charged from 16th to twelfth by the end of the opening lap, a position he w✤as holding when he slid into his first MotoGP non-finish after a mistake at Turn 1 on lap 9 of 20.

“I felt really strong at the start of the race, but maybe I was pushing a bit too much on the brakes. I had some great ꦓsensations and a truly good pace, but honestly, I’m a bit disappointed for myꦉself," he said.

"This morning we had a huge crash and didn't try a different setup, therefore we had to go back to the Free Practice settings and the🍸 bike was quite soft. Anyway, I was one of the strongest rookies on this difficult track, but leaving it a bit defeated to lose the points of round three.

"I just lost the front, whi𓆉ch was maybe because I tried to fight with a Ducati, which is very fast on the straight, so I tried to make up for it on the brake.

"Yet, I’m sure to be back strong at the n�💎�ext race.”

Team manager Herve Poncharal said: "I feel really sorry for Hafizh, who did another excellent weekend. It could have bꦉeen a really strong🐷 finish, but the crash in the warm-up trying a new tyre brought him almost out of contention.

"Bravely he wanted to start the race, he did, he was fast, but he made a small mistake that caused h⛄im the crash.

"Anyway, he is still leadi🐽ng the rookie classification, which we are very proud of. He’s learning and I think will be very strong in Spain and France. Get well soon,𒐪 Hafizh, look at your body and recover well!"

With Takaaki Nakagami the only rook🍸ie to score points on Sunday, Syahrin continues to be the top newcomer in the world championship standings, in 13th overall.