In Misano, last weekend, the infirmary was very busy. Iannone, Fenati, Antonelli and Schrötter were so affected by their fall during testing that they had to withdraw from the San Marino Grand Prix. For the German, this will also be the case for the Aragon deadline which will begin in a few days. At Intact, we found his replacement: Jesko Raffin.
You didn't have to go far to find the solution of a tenured pilot Schrötter injured and forfeited at Intact. And for good reason, he was already in the walls. The Swiss Jesko Raffin indeed rolls in MotoE for these colors. It is therefore he who will freelance on the Kalex of Moto2, alongside Tom Luthi. " First of all, I want to say that I am obviously not happy that Marcel got injured and that I am allowed to ride his bike under these circumstances. I'm happy to be back on a Moto2 bike » declared the Swiss. Before joining MotoE, Raffin had participated in 65 Moto2 races. This year he made three races for the NTS RW Racing at the start of the season.
As for Marcel Schrötter he is recovering from a broken collarbone and operated on for three hours: “ of course, it was not easy for me to make such a decision at the beginning of the week " said Schrötter. " As a driver, no matter how bad the injury is, you always hope that a miracle happens and you can ride, but I think in the current situation we have to be smart and face reality. » The German occupies seventh place in the provisional Moto2 general classification.
Schrötter finished : " I will make sure I get back in shape for Thailand. » This will be the first of four Asian Tour races on the 2019 calendar, and is scheduled for the first weekend of October.
