The news comes from Gazette and it is tough for a decidedly unpolished Morbidelli. We will remember that the Italian-Brazilian has suffered since Le Mans from a left knee injured during training at the ranch. The Petronas Yamaha rider does not want to go through the operation. But this time, maybe he no longer has a choice, because said knee has taken another hit. To the point that the package for this weekend’s round in Assen is expected…
An absence which should be made official on Wednesday morning by the Malaysian team. Rumor is already circulating about a replacement by Cal Crutchlow, the test pilot Yamaha . But knowing that the M1 of the 2020 vice-world champion dates from 2019, there would not be much interest in mobilizing the Englishman, test driver for the Iwata brand...
Can Morbidelli still avoid surgery?
There remains this injury which puts the teammate Red prematurely on vacation. The left knee would have given way while jogging. The extent of the injury is still not well known, and Morbidely will undergo further in-depth testing tomorrow, Wednesday. We fear for the cruciate ligaments. For now, it's just fingers that we can cross for Morbidely.
We will remember that during qualifying for the last French Grand Prix at Le Mans, this left knee gave way while changing bikes in the pits. On this occasion, we saw Morbidely collapsing on the M1, before being able to get back in the saddle and continue the sessions, managing, among other things, to secure a good fourth place on the grid.
The team Petronas confirms the injury and withdrawal of its pilot Franco Morbidelli :
Franco Morbidelli will miss DutchGP
A knee injury in training deprived Franco of the ninth round of the season.
The PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team can confirm that Franco Morbidelli will miss this weekend's DutchGP due to a left knee injury sustained in training. The injury is enough to mean Franco will miss this weekend's event and he is undergoing a medical evaluation to determine the best action to take for his recovery.
The PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team wishes Franco a speedy recovery.
