The nightmare continues for OJ
Falling at low speed but on the neck, Olivier Jacque is off for a cervical sprain and should be able to compete in the GP of England in two weeks. The opportunity for the French pilot to put an end to his black series? Hope !
Since his promising 12th place in Qatar at the opening of the 2007 MotoGP World Championship, Olivier Jacque has not scored any more points and has crossed the finish line only twice: 18th at Jerez and 16th at Mugello.
His serious injury to his arm during testing in China deprived him of a Chinese Grand Prix, then his national GP at Le Mans. And it was again a bad fall that prevented him from taking the start of the Grand Prix de Catalunya this weekend (read).
"It’s a real nightmare", summary OJ!"During free practice on Saturday morning, the rear of the bike gave way when entering a turn and I was unsettled. The fall was not extremely violent, but I fell on my neck", explains the French driver who counted on the Spanish circuit less physically demanding than that of Mugello to score valuable points…
"Taken to the Mobile Clinic, they immediately saw that the cervicals were affected and sent me to the Barcelona hospital from which I was only released this morning."OJ said yesterday afternoon."I had all kinds of exams, but in the end I didn’t have any serious injuries, just a neck sprain that forced me to wear a neck brace all week", reassures n ° 19. The assessment of his state of health barely completed, OJ instinctively thinks of his team: "I am very annoyed for my team which is extremely motivated and competent and which, as a result, is lagging behind in the development of the Kawasaki Ninja"…
Already handicapped by the unavailability of its development pilot Naoki Matsudo, the Greens therefore called on the services of Anthony West, not sure to end his season in 250 cc for lack of result but brilliant freelance writer in the World Supersport (read and).
"It’s really frustrating for me, especially since the bike is competitive", continues Olivier sheepishly, before concluding that"the only consolation is the very good result of Randy de Puniet who finished fifth on Sunday".
Fortunately, to prove that he too can perform wonders on the Ninja, OJ should be reinstated for the next event: it will be the weekend of June 23 and 24 at the Donington Park circuit in England. !
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