MotoGP, Jorge Martin discharged from hospital. The Spaniard will miss the Thailand tests

After undergoing surgery on his right hand on Friday morning at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona, Jorge Martin has been discharged and is now returning to his home in Andorra.

According to the update released by Aprilia, the world champion will be forced to skip the two-day official test scheduled for next week at the Buriram track so as to continue his recovery at home and be 100 percent ready for the first race weekend scheduled for later this month also in Thailand.

The Spanish rider was the victim of a spectacular highside at the start of Sepang testing and in addition to fracturing the tip of the 5th metacarpal in his hand, he suffered a triple fracture in his left foot at the 3rd, 4th and 5th metatarsals. His crash was the cause of a heated spat between the Noale team and Michelin.

According to Piero Taramasso, head of the tyre supplier for MotoGP, the Veneto team sent both its riders out on to the track with tyres that were not yet ready, in particular, according to the analysis carried out there was a difference of 15°C between the internal temperature of the tyre and the external one, an excessive gap that would have made the accident that occurred to the former Ducati man inevitable.

For its part, Aprilia responded through CEO Massimo Rivola, sending the accusations back to the sender and requesting a meeting to discuss, along with the other entered teams as well, the issue of safety.