Franco Morbidelli, sigh of relief after the scare

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The condition of Franco Morbidelli

First reassuring bulletin on the condition of Franco Morbidelli, protagonist of a bad accident during the MotoGp tests in Portimao. The Roman centaur è was promptly taken to hospital for further investigations, but the first tests have provided encouraging indications on his current condition and he will spend the night at Faro hospital for precautionary and safety reasons.

Franco Morbidelli was riding around on his Panigale V4 road bike when he è fell ruinously on the asphalt, causing the red flag to be shown. In the accident, Morbidelli lost consciousness and was immediately rescued by brothers Marc and Alex Marquez, who were also riding on road Ducati Panigale bikes.

This accident è occurred during the Superbike collective tests in Portimao, in preparation for the start of the World Championship, scheduled for February 25 in Australia. There were many riders on the track, including Valentino Rossi, Pecco Bagnaia, Marco Bezzecchi, Enea Bastianini, Fabio Di Giannantonio, Marc Marquez and precisely Franco Morbidelli, who were training with road bikes. In the first day of practice, Nicolò Bulega (Ducati Aruba.it) set the best time, followed by the Bmw of Toprak Razgatlioglu.

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