MotoGP: Lorenzo out of China GP

Christ that looked like a big off! Shame he is out for a race though

Posted: 02/05/2008 at 11:19

I've seen the guy do some spectacular recoveries in the past but this one looks more like a skydive.

Posted: 02/05/2008 at 11:30

Bugger! Poor lad. Shame that. He really tried to save it to.

Posted: 02/05/2008 at 11:43

WOW thats a big un!

Suprised he has not got massive leg injuries after that, and yep hungry where was the traction control there?

Posted: 02/05/2008 at 20:25

This is a comment from Steve Parish...."He had an operation on his arm, after the race in Estoril. He was suffering from compartmental syndrome, which occurs when muscles get too big for the arm. Surgery helps loosen muscle compression, which relieves pain."

It is pretty common and plenty of other riders have had it.

I wonder if his arm had fully recovered!!

Get well soon anyway. 

Posted: 02/05/2008 at 20:51

Yeah I'm sure he'll ride this Sunday.

It's all about the points and keeping the title within your grasp..

Posted: 02/05/2008 at 21:53

But then he doesnt have to run around kicking a football on a broken ankle does he ?

Posted: 02/05/2008 at 22:45

Yep, he's gonna race...takes more than a fractured ankle to keep a gran prix rider down. He actually needs someone to lift him on and off the bike though...

Posted: 03/05/2008 at 14:25

Sloth Suzuki wrote (see)

Yep, he's gonna race...takes more than a fractured ankle to keep a gran prix rider down. He actually needs someone to lift him on and off the bike though...

I think Mick Doohen had to be lifted off the and on the bike when he fucked his leg the first time in the early 90s. Think he still won races in that state too.

Posted: 03/05/2008 at 19:36

The boys got balls. Wish I'd stuck him in my MCN fantasy team!!

Posted: 03/05/2008 at 19:38

spiceboy wrote (see)

Christ that looked like a big off! Shame he is out for a race though

Wrong,he's 3rd on the grid for tomorrows race.

Posted: 03/05/2008 at 19:41

Bet Pedrosa's pissed off....heh heh.

I couldn't stand Lorenzo last year, arrogant, full of himself, but i quite like his work ethic, just gets on with it and has put his money where his mouth is.

Good luck to the lad.

Posted: 03/05/2008 at 19:44

He's livened things up with Rossi. Bet the Yammy garage is a friendly, back slapping (or should that be stabbing) fun place to be??

Posted: 03/05/2008 at 19:50

this seemed to make him wince a little http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfQfypi0ph0

you cannot fail to be impressed with the lad and i did feel for him when he was sat on the bike in the pits during qualifying. he really did look in pain and fed up with it.

Posted: 03/05/2008 at 20:24

The guys from Monty Python would laugh at him, "Tis only a flesh wound"

Anyway, C;mon Bradders, on Pole again, can he do it this time?

Posted: 03/05/2008 at 22:45

Seeing Lorenzo today and thinking how many pain killing injections he must have had, reminded me of the story Terry Rymer told years back when he was a stand in rider for the Lucky Strike Suzuki team, he'd bashed his leg up pretty bad in a fall and Costa (the Doc, not the coffee) pumped that much shite into him, he leg went sleep during the race and he (Rymer) had to keep lifting his leg back on to the footrest as it kept falling off.

From what i recall, Rymer wasn't very complimentary about Dr.Costa, alledgedly calling Costa a bit of a butcher...lol

I wonder if anyones asked to see his certificates?

Posted: 04/05/2008 at 00:57