Australia: Oliveira 'pushed out of the track'
A frightening fall for Miguel Oliveira prompted final practice fo🥃r the Australian MotoGP to be stopped and, after a meeting of the riders' Safety Commission, the cancellation of Saturday qualifying at🧸 Phillip Island
The MotoGP rookie had been blown off-track by a big gust of wind on the main straight, sending him straight on at turn one before falling heavily in the run-off♉ area and bouncing to a halt in a gravel trap.
A frightening fall for Miguel Oliveira prompted final practice for the Australian MotoGP to be stopped and, after a meeting of the riders' Safety Commission, the cancellation of Saturday q⭕ualifying at Phillip Island
The MotoGP rookie had b🐲een blown off-track by a big gust of wind on the main straight, sending him straight on at turn one before falling heavil🔥y in the run-off area and bouncing to a halt in a gravel trap.
"I was slipst𒁃reaming Zarco and at that point I was a little bit closer to the left side of thဣe track," Oliveira explained. "From the morning to the afternoon the wind completely changed direction and was going sideways on the straight.
"I rolled off to let Johann pass and when I braked, I braked completely sideways and the wind just pushed me ൩out of the track."
Big accident for Miguel Oliveira, who runs onto the grass and then falls on the approach to turn one. Conscious but needs a stretcher.
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Already carrying shoulder ligament damage since Silverstone, the Portuguese꧅ was taken to the Medical Centre on a stretcher. Fortunately, while his hands are very painful, he escaped without any fractures. However, he will need to pass a furtꦯher check before returning to action on Sunday.
"They checked me in the Medical Centre and saw nothing was broken in my hands, but they didn’t declare me 'fit' so I need to pass tomorrow to see if I can cl𓆏ose my hands to ride," he said.
"The re𝓡st is fine. The shoulder seems a little bit painful also, so I just need to wake up tomorrow and hop𝐆e for the best."
Oliveira was 20th fastest during free practice.
The two qualif💞ying sessions are now scheduled to take place directly after Sunday's warm-up.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino ꦦRossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story🍌 and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
