During the end of the 2022 season, and more precisely in Malaysia, Fabio Quartararo injured his left hand, fracturing a finger after a fall during FP3. The ice pack had since become an essential accessory for the Yamaha rider who had considered an operation during the winter break. But ultimately, she would be cast aside for good.
We will remember that this painful injury did not prevent him from getting on the podium at Sepang and fiercely defending his last chances in the championship at Valencia. Better, the Frenchman continued with the Ricardo Tormo test on the same track, where the state of the new engine Yamaha caused him more worry than his finger...
“L’intervention de Fabio Quartararo était davantage pour des raisons esthétiques que thérapeutiques”
According to the site motorcyclesports a source from Monster Energy Yamaha cited by Motorsport.com announced that the recovery of the injured finger had taken place positively in recent weeks. From there: “ Quartararo would eventually stay out of the operating room, made a satisfactory recovery from his injury and the intervention was more for aesthetic reasons than therapeutic, so it will ultimately not take place ».
The French champion now has until February to recover physically. It is in fact during this period that he will return to his YZR-M1 for the Sepang tests planned for February 10 to 12r ...
