Iker Lecuona ruled out of Phillip Island WorldSBK season-opener

Iker Lecuona has been ruled out of the 🅷Australian WorldSBK round at Phillip Island.

Iker Lecuona, Australian WorldSBK, 23 February
Iker Lecuona, Australian WorldSBK, 23 February

Despite a valiant attempt to ride in both WorldSBK practice sessions on Friday, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Iker Lecuona has since been declared unfit.

The factory Honda rider suffered a nasty crash in testing as he hꦍighsided from his CBR1000RR-R.

Lecuona suffered a disl✱ocated shou꧃lder as a result before taking part in today’s limited sessions.

Laps were at a premium as rain fell just before both sessions began, although t♊hat didn’t stop the new track surface from yielding lap records.

Andrea Locatelli was the first rid🐼er tไo dip beneath the existing lap record, before Alex Lowes and Nicolo Bulega did the same in FP2.

But for Lecuona, an already difficult pre-season will now be followed by a non-score i🙈n Phillip Island as hꩲe will miss all three races. 

Disappointed to cut his weekend short, Lecuona said: “I tried to ride this morning, but the wet track conditions meant I was only able t🧸o complete four laps, and was already experiencing pain in ꦐmy left shoulder.

“I w𒈔as determined to try aga🦩in in the afternoon anyway, because I was not ready to give up on the race.

“But I was still in considꩵerable pain duringꩲ the second session, which forced me to lap at a very slow pace.

“The gap in seconds between me and the top riders was too big as a result, also because I🐻 was riding cautiously, constantly mindful that even a minor crash could exacerbate the problem with my shoulder.

“This meant I struggled to maintain my focus, as I was acutely aware of 🎶my physical limitations and 𒈔reduced performance.

“When I tried to push harder with a new set of tyre꧒s, even j𒅌ust a little with the braking or changing of direction, I found myself unable to do so because of intense pain in my shoulder.

“After running wide through turn 4, I realized it would be unsafe to continue riding for the remainder of the weekend. I’m so💦rry for my team and everyone involved, but it’s definitely wiser for me to stop and return fully fit for the next round in Barcelona.”

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