Austrian Grand Prix, Red Bull Ring, 6th lap. Sean Dylan Kelly, fighting with Keminth Kubo since the start of the race, was hit by the latter who cut him off. Unlike his Thai opponent, the American Racing driver did not recover immediately, suffering a fracture to his right foot.
The fact that the two men were facing each other at the end of the peloton did not prevent a strong engagement, but the Race Direction considered the action of the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team rider as irresponsible riding and imposed a Long penalty on him. Lap to do in Misano.
Fatalist, the American made a brave face against bad luck, focusing on a hoped-for return to Misano: “ This is not how I expected to leave Austria! But that's the race... I got knocked out in the race today and I have a small fracture in my right foot. Just glad it wasn't worse. It's time to focus on recovery and hopefully I'll be back on the bike in Misano. »
A week later, number #4 took off his cast and gave his news on Instagram.
« Almost a week since the injury now, so I'll give you a little update. Recovery is going very well, the fracture is healing in the right direction and I took my full cast off a few days ago to allow some movement in my ankle. I feel good and have my eyes on Misano next week 🇮🇹👊🏼 Also a huge thank you to everyone who has contacted me since the accident! »
Sean Dylan Kelly currently occupies 29th place in the championship, which is a disappointment for the 2021 MotoAmerica Supersport champion after 12 victories. But he is only 20 years old, and even if he is currently largely beaten by his own teammate Cameron Beaubier, rookie in Moto2 but five-time MotoAmerica Superbike champion, he has a contract until the end of 2023 with the American Racing team.
Wait and see ...
