Following medical checks carried out at the Dexeus Hospital in Barcelona, Aleix Espargaró has been diagnosed with a heel fracture in his right foot. The Spanish rider, the victim of a frightening high-side during the last free practice session at Silverstone, then soldiered through to qualify and race!

Following medical checks carried out at the Dexeus Hospital in Barcelona, Aleix Espargaró has been diagnosed with a heel fracture in his right foot.

Following medical checks carried out at the Dexeus Hospital in Barcelona, Aleix Espargaró has been diagnosed with a heel fracture in his right foot.

It was a massive high-side in free practice for Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaró with the rider losing the rear end before being flicked into the air. There was cause for panic in the Aprilia garage as Aleix didn’t instantly get on his feet and required the session to be red-flagged. After check ups at the Silverstone medical office, Espargaró then stoically took to the track for both qualifying and Sunday’s race.

The injury does not require surgical treatment, and Aleix has been prescribed seven days of absolute rest during which he will have to use crutches in order not to strain his injured foot. The aim is to arrive at the next race weekend (19-21 August, Austria) in the best physical condition. He cannot miss any more races as he is on track to snatch the points lead from Quartararo and score a fairy-tale season for Aprilia Racing Team…

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