Thread: Lorenzo Suffer Highsider Crash at Shanghai Practice

A chipped bone in his left ankle and pain in that of his right side are the consequences of a huge highside onboard his Fiat Yamaha M1. His upper body braced as he took the impact on his forearms, Lorenzo?s injuries have been limited to his lower body.
Whilst he did not ride in the afternoon session, it is possible that he will return to action on Saturday morning. With Clinica Mobile Doctor Claudio Macchiagodena surprisingly citing the fracture-less right ankle as the biggest impediment to Lorenzo?s participation.
`The big problem I think is the right ankle, where there isn?t any fracture, because at this moment the rider is suffering a lot of pain, and I?m not sure if he can be ready in time for the qualifying session,? said the Italian expert upon his patient?s return to the Shanghai paddock.
`He has a little fracture in the left ankle, and I think we can overcome this problem because the riders are used to riding with physical injuries like this one. He?s quiet at the moment, and not angry about what has happened.?

OUCH!! That's quite the airtime! And he landed right on his face! He seems in pretty good spirits all things considered.

He's probably more upset at the fact he may miss out than the fact he's hurt.
Quite the look on Rossi's face too

I've gone down on a number of occasions, but never had a highside That terrifies me to no end.. TC should have all but removed highsides, but we still see them all the time. Still not as terrifying as Biaggi's spill from last month that could have killed him..

Finally a first podium place again for Rossi since October 2007! Pedrosa took the lead and was starting to build a gap. Rossi was the only one who could respond and match his pace, he even took the lead and started to build a nice gap with Pedrosa closely behind him and Stoner hanging at around 10 seconds.

Lorenzo didn't had a very good start after he struggled to get away at the warm-up lap. Many guys started to pass him which soon positioned him around 8 place.
Near the end of the race Lorenzo started to find a good rythm and took some places back which ended him on a hard earned 4th place.

It looks like it will be close throughout the whole season between Pedrosa, Rossi and Lorenzo. Stoner was the only one of the title contenders that couldn't find the pace to follow the leaders even though the Ducati's have the highest top speed.

Fascinating battle between Vale and Dani
Lorenzo was a real hero today, 4th with all that pain is a really good result.
I am glad that Rossi won ...but I am much happier with the return of Marco Melandri. He finally feels much more comfortable with the Ducati and hope he can continue to improve

I missed all but the last 5 laps

I imagine the race start was the best part as usual, but this one looked like a blowout! If they were that far apart by race end, I can't imagine it was that exciting.. Can I wait 'till tuesday to watch the replay?.. No!

Gotta love Vale and his win. That's the 'Due' factor coming into play for sure. And Lorenzo and all his woes?!?! Mighty fine finish young man! That kid has GUTS!

I almost ruined it by reading your post this morning FAlonso Within a nanosecond I had to click out of the thread and go fishing, with hopes of being home by race start.. I should have known better

I would have thought that the factory Ducati's would have had their bikes dialed in by now The season ain't getting any younger..

Stoner was the first to run wide but almost everyone ran wide a few times. Lorenzo was definately the hero of the day. After another painfull highside at quali and then stalling his engine at the start of the formation lap where he stepped off his bike and tried to start it again by pushing it .. Muchos respectos