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Cal Crutchlow will undergo minor surgery later this week to repair damage to a small fracture to his scaphoid bone, after falling heavily during Sunday’s warm-up session for the Spanish Grand Prix.
However, the LCR Honda rider is hoping to be fit for next weekend’s Andalucian Grand Prix at the Jerez circuit.
Crutchlow fell during warm-up and was ruled out of the opening round of the 2020 MotoGP championship, showing signs of concussion afterwards that saw him ruled out of the race.
However, despite being scheduled to go under the knife on Tuesday for the minor operation, he says that he’s aiming for a return to action at the back-to-back second round of the championship next weekend.
“It seemed that when I braked on the kerb, the front of the bike slid and I was unable to save the crash,” he explained afterwards.
“What was going to be a normal crash escalated when I went into the deep gravel trap and started tumbling, hitting my head quite a few times, particularly my face. I was a bit dazed after the crash, and a bit sore in my whole body, especially my hands.
“After further assessment at the medical centre I was sent for the CT scan on my head and neck and it all came back fine. With the facial bruising I had, however, Dr. Angel Charte felt I needed eight hours’ rest, which I think was the right decision.
“When I returned to the circuit I began to feel some pain in my left wrist, so I went for another scan of the scaphoid, which it seems has been broken in the crash.
“Dr. Mir will operate on the wrist in Barcelona on Tuesday morning, and I will return to the circuit on Friday and hopefully to action.”
Dr. Mir is set to have a busy day on Tuesday, with eight-time world champion and fellow Honda rider Marc Marquez also set to be operated on by the Catalan after suffering a major arm injury in Sunday’s race at Jerez.
