Red Bull KTM test rider Mika Kallio has been𝕴 ruled out of the remainder of the German MotoGP weekend after damaging ligaments in his right knee during a scary accident in Friday afterﷺnoon practice.

The Finn lo꧑st control at Turn 8 of the Sachsenring circu💖it, running wide onto the gravel trap at high-speed.

Kallio tried to lose as much speed as possible, but was even🧸tually thrown from his RC16 and bounced into the airfence, foll𓃲owed by his bike.

Kallio was taken away on a stretcher and scans later revealed significant damage to the knee 💃ligaments, which will require corrective surgery.

"I was tipping into the corner on the front brake and the rear lost contact. I had to pick up the bike and I knew I wasꦉ into the gravel. I saw I had quite a lot of speed and unfortunately I could not turn enough a🍨nd the barriers came closer and closer," Kallio said.

"Everything happened in one or two seconds and I had to make a dec𒅌ision really quick. I tried to put it down and avoid the big impact but I flew into the wall. 

"Somehow the bike hit me because we w♍ent into the fence together and maybe it caused the problem with ꦦthe knee. 

"Anyway, considering the speed, I think we had a lot of luck with that crash. It could have been♎ much worse. I felt that something wasn't right with the knee but at the same time a bit relieved. 

"This is definitely not the way we wanted the weekend to go. I’ve had b🍨roken ligaments before but not quite as bad as it feels right now. To move it means a lot of pain. 

"I initially hop🍎ed it ꧋might just be a big impact but when they made the MRI the doctor said I need surgery. We need to make a plan now and hopefully come back when everything is fine. 

"Racing in Austria this season would have been a highlight for me and i𒁃t is four weeks away. 

"I ꦬcannot say what wi🔜ll happen but I hope there is some way I can be on the grid.”

Full-time KTM MotoGP riders Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith were twelfth and 14th in Friday practice.