According to what Motorsport.com has learned, the Ducati Pramac rider will undergo surgery on Monday to resolve nerve problems in his right hand that have prevented him from riding normally for several weeks.
Jorge Martin will be operated on at the Orthopedic Clinic of the University Hospital of Modena by Professor Fabio Catani, director of the Complex Structure of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the AOU of Modena, and by the hand injury surgeon Luigi Tarallo, eminent specialist in the sector . The operation was coordinated by Ducati, a brand with which the rider has a contract until the end of the season.
Martin began to feel discomfort in his right hand during the official tests at Jerez in early May, a situation which was aggravated during the French Grand Prix, where he suffered a crash during the race after completely losing sensitivity. of the hand due to nerve entrapment.
Jorge Martin, Pramac Racing
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“My hand went numb and I couldn’t feel the brake lever, at the end of the corner I didn’t feel if I was braking enough, I went long and crashed,” he explained after the race.
After that weekend, together with the team and Ducati, Martin decided to have surgery and he did it after the double appointment at Mugello, where he again accused a loss of sensitivity and was unable to ride normally, and in Barcelona, scheduled for this weekend .
Therefore, the operation will take place this Monday, even if the rider will miss the important official MotoGP test at Montmelò, but the goal is to be as close as possible to recovery for the German Grand Prix, from 17 to 19 June, so the doctors felt there was no time to waste trying to get to the Sachsenring.