Haga's son fully fit after extreme food poisoning.

Following his dramatic double race victory at Brands Hatch, Noriyuki Haga made a hasty return to Japan to be at his young son's hospital bedside.

Two and a half years old Akito Haga was rushed into hospital during the Saturday qualifying session at Brands Hatch, with a dangerously high temperature. The news was given to Noriyuki moments before the start of the morning's qualifying session during a brief phone call from his wife Yurie, who was looking after their two sons at home in Japan.

Having spent eight days in hospital, Haga junior was finally released from hospital on Sunday morning, and is continuing with his recovery.

In a special message to his fans, and in response to the numerous messages posted on the renegadeducati.com web site, Nitro made the following comments.

"I would like everyone to know that Akito is now out of hospital and is now home with me and his family. He was very seriously ill with extreme food poisoning, which the doctors worked very hard to identify. Akito has been on an intravenous drip for a long time, and we were all very worried. But now he his home and is the same crazy boy like before, so everything normal! Anyway, I would like to say thank you to everybody who has sent get well messages, as we are very grateful. We will all return to our English home in Manchester on 29 August to prepare for Assen, and we look forward to coming back to say thank you again."