“Very lucky” Brit rider explains damage after terrifying Macau GP smash
Matt S🔯tevenson details his condition from hospital bed
Matt Stevenson admitted he wa🔯s “very lucky” to avoid significant injuries after crashing at𒁏 the Macau Grand Prix.
Stevenson was involved in a scary incident early on Saturday morning during qualifying 🔯for the road racing evenꦫt in China.
He was swiftly 🎶hospitalised after his crash and has since provided details about his condition.
He wr𝔉𒁃ote from his hospital bed: “Spinal update! Hardly any pain at all this morning, must be healing well.
“Minimal concussion as far as I c🔯an tell, so that's pretty lucky as well!
“Left 🎃forearm and right shoulder are veꦓry sore though…
“Can get my🐎 arms abov🍃e my head and straighten them both out and stuff (been doing some yoga). Heavy tissue damage at most.
“Don’t know how I didn't pull my neck at all.
“Fe♔el like I could easily get ౠup and walk about. Not allowed to though.
“Not e﷽ven allowed to sit up in bed, or get out of bed at all, it’s only allowed🐭 up to 30 degrees.
“All being well they will have me a spinal brace made up for Monday at some point, they didn't have one in ❀stock for some lanky 6ཧ’4 European.
“So fingers crossed I’ll be back home in no time.
“Ma🤡ssive thanks for all the support, calls and kind messages!”
The Macau Grand Prix was cancelled on Saturཧday night due to wet weather. The qualifying session, when Stevensoဣn crashed, was the only motorcycle session of the week.
His team, Dafabet Ra🅺cing, ꧒confirmed: “The unseasonal weather has stopped our final race of the year.
“[The] rain can only be described as a monsoon and has not stopped all da𝓡y. We have now packed up to start making the journey home. Tܫhank you to all sponsors and followers. Matt will fix soon.”
Stevenson posted footage of his scary crash to social medi🍌a.
James was a sports jou🔴rnalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports,﷽ to football, to F1.
