Injured Raul Fernandez ahead of the FP1 test run: “Don’t do anything stupid!”

“It hasn’t got any better.” Raul Fernandez gave an update on his recovery ahead of the MotoGP event in Malaysia. The Trackhouse rider had gone into the last race weekend at Phillip Island with a broken finger on his right hand and was forced to retire from the sprint race after 10 of the 13 laps.

The tissue around the injury had become inflamed. Now comes the bad news from the Spaniard: “I’m feeling worse than I did in Australia. I saw Dr Nacho Gallego on Wednesday, who examined the fracture – unfortunately, there’s been no improvement.” Fernandez will nevertheless attempt to compete in the race weekend in Malaysia. The first free practice session will therefore serve as a health test for the former Moto2 World Championship runner-up: “I want to give it a go. Now that I’m at the track, I want to get on the bike.”

Raul Fernandez: “We’ll decide after FP1”

A decision on whether he’ll take part in the rest of the race weekend is to be made after the first few laps: “After FP1, we’ll decide – the doctor will decide.” The final stretch of the 2026 MotoGP season – the last two rounds in Portimão and Valencia – are the priority for the rider with number 25: “If I crash, I’d be back to square one. I don’t want to do anything stupid and I need time to recover. Portugal and Valencia are the most important things!”

Currently seventh in the World Championship standings, he wants to finish the current season on a high: “We’ve already secured too many podium finishes this year and been right up there in too many races for me to do anything now that would prevent me from finishing the season.”

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