“The doctor says I lost 20% of the tendon in the fourth finger, and the fifth finger is more than 60%' 💬 Taka Nakagami says the hand injuries sustained at Aragon's MotoGP round meant he ended JapaneseGP Friday practice with a 'glove full of blood' ⬇️
Nakagami suffered lacerations to his fourth and fifth fingers on his right hand in his race-ending collision withHaving had treatment on the Monday before coming to his home round at Motegi to ride, Nakagami was just under four tenths off the best pace in FP1 in 12th.
“The doctor says I lost 20% of the tendon in the fourth finger, and the fifth finger is more than 60%,” he said.“Ok, [the wound] is fully open, but the doctor could close my skin. It looks really bad, it’s not nice. Asked what treatments he has been doing to his hand, Nakagami added: “Today we tried a thin taping because if it’s bigger [like the bandage] I can’t put on the gloves.“It’s really difficult because I need to use a lot, but we need to protect.