Pol Espargaro is seriously considering ending the race weekend in Assen due to rib pain.
The Spaniard is still struggling in the Netherlands with a rib injury resulting from a fall in his first free practice last weekend at the Sachsenring. If at a rainy morning workout today the condition seemed to be improving (the Spaniard finished the first workout as the third) the pain became unbearable at the second workout as the track dried up.
That’s why he’s already thinking about ending this race weekend early if he finds he’s incapable of driving a race at the highest level.
“We did a good job in the morning. Driving in the wet is not so physically demanding, so I did not feel excessive pain and finished third. ”
It was quite different in the afternoon.
“Worse than expected. I thought the pain wouldn’t be that severe. As soon as I tried to drive more fully, the pain in my ribs was very severe. So severe that breathing problems occurred. I didn't expect to feel so bad. "
"It is necessary to rest until tomorrow. It will definitely not work without painkillers. The decision to continue will be made tomorrow. If I can't drive fast then there's no point in continuing. ”
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