Fabio di Giannantonio and Lorenzo Savadori hit by debris from Marco Bezzecchi-Maverick Vinales incident.
was in seventh place, directly behind the Bezzecchi-Vinales battle, when the impact occurred in the braking zone for Turn 1.Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox“It was a very scary moment, believe me,” di Giannantonio said. “Because when you arrive there at 350 km/h and see two bikes in front of you exploding, literally, it’s scary. Also because some pieces of their bikes hit me on my leathers, helmet and screen.
“A piece of one of the bikes that had crashed was on track and the rider in front of me picked it up with his bike and it hit my arm,” Savadori said on Saturday evening. “For the moment, I’m declared unfit because I don’t have power in the right hand - nothing is broken, but maybe a nerve in the elbow got all the impact, which is why I don’t have strength.“It was a very dangerous situation because I think it was the front fender on the track and I didn’t see it at 340 km/h.
Fortunately, like Bezzecchi and Vinales, Savadori took part in Sunday's warm-up and is set to start the grand prix.Read MoreGet the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox
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