Hand surgery goes well for Capirossi
MotoGP veteran Loris Capirossi of Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is close to returning to the track in Aragon following a successful surgery on his hand. The Italian suffered a collision with Ducati’s Nicky Hayden at the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini on the second corner.
Though Hayden remained unscathed, Capirossi required bone reconstruction for his little finger.
According to BBC Sport, a satisfied Capirossi reported “the operation went very well and I have been told I will get full movement back – which is great news.” But Capirossi made little notice out of his finger, given the tragedy of 19 year-old Shoya Tomizawa’s death at Misano last weekend. “Although I am in a bit of pain, this is still nothing compared to what happened at Misano on Sunday and once again I want to send my wishes and prayers to Tomizawa san's family in their time of great sadness.”
Capirossi’s compassionate gesture has been echoed by his colleagues, and a great outreach of support has been offered to Tomizawa’s family. With the drivers still quite shaken from the death, the next race – the Gran Premio A-Style de Aragon in Alcañiz, Spain – will have a dark shadow cast over it.
The 37 year-old is currently in 15th place in the overall championship standings, and will be seeking more points if he is able to go ahead and race at Aragon this weekend, but is yet to decide. “At the moment Loris is not sure if he will be able to ride at Aragón, but it is unlikely,” states Rizla Suzuki Team Manager Paul Denning. “The issue now is that he needs to keep the finger static for between 10-15 days, and Aragón is very close. Next Monday he will make a decision as to whether he will go to Aragón or not.”
The Gran Premio A-Style de Aragon will commence on 19 September.
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