MotoGP championship co-leader breaks ankle, doubtful for Sunday

Shanghai, China: Ouch, that’s gonna hurt in the morning. This great photo shows Jorge Lorenzo parting company with his Yamaha during the first practice session for this Sunday’s China MotoGP. The 20-year-old Spaniard, currently riding high in the Grid Crasher Power Rankings, fractured a bone in his left ankle and suffered severe trauma and bruising to parts of his right ankle and foot as a result of the high-side accident, which occurred at the exit of the first corner.

Lorenzo is currently leading the championship, along with Honda’s Dani Pedrosa, and it seems likely that he won’t be allowed to race on Sunday.

Lorenzo’s crew chief Ramon Forcada said the team were unsure what caused the accident, as the bike’s data recorder was damaged in the crash.