Sykes suffers fiery FP3 exit, out of Portimao
Tom Sykes has suffered a scary crash which sent his Kawasaki up in flames during his out lap at the beginning of FP3 at Portimao.
The Kawasaki Racing Team rider crashed out at the entry to turn nine on his out lap and the fall sent the ZX-10RR into flames which instantly called a red flag on the session.
Tom Sykes has suffered a scary crash which sent his Kawasaki up in flames during his out lap at the beginning of FP3 at Portimao.
The Kawasaki Racing Team rider crashed out at the entry to turn nine on his out lap and the fall sent the ZX-10RR into flames which instantly called a red flag on the session.
Sykes was thrown from the bike and has been declared unfit after sustaining a dislocated fracture of his fifth finger on his left hand. The Huddersfield rider was transported to the medical centre for further checks but is expected to miss the remainder of the race weekend.
WorldSBK medical chief Monica Lazzarotti has confirmed Sykes will undergo surgery in Barcelona to fix the dislocated fracture.
"Tom Sykes has a dislocated fracture of the fifth finger on the left hand," Lazzarotti said. "He will have surgery in Barcelona which the team is managing as his next step in order to stabilise the fracture. We hope he will recover soon."
Unfortunately, Tom Sykes has a dislocated fracture of the fifth finger on the left hand. He will have surgery in Barcelona which the team is managing as his next step in order to stabilise the fracture. We hope he will recover soon.
With Superpole in less than two hours, while race one begins at 15:00 local time on Saturday, it looks unlikely Sykes will be fit enough to ride. Sykes currently sits second in the World Superbike championship 70 points off leader and team-mate Jonathan Rea.
"I'm a lucky man"@TheRealTomSykes talks to Eurosport after his nasty crash pic.twitter.com/FH8CvwINNE
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