After yesterday’s massive highside during the BMW shootout in Jerez, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider James Toseland has been given the all-clear by doctors and discharged from a Cadiz hospital.

Checks confirmed that Toseland had suffered a concussion but avoided other serious injuries and returned to the Jerez paddock later on Sunday evening with crew chief Gary Reynders.

Yamaha Tech 3 Team Manager Herve Poncharal had this to say:

“Unfortunately it was the same kind of crash today to what he had in Sepang. It hurt him. It was his first timed lap after leaving the pit with a fresh tyre. It looks like he should hopefully be ok, even though he was motionless in the gravel for a little while.”

“James was recovering well from the Sepang crash; Qatar was a big step in recuperation for him, and until the crash everything was going a lot better for him here. He was in the group in which we think that he can be and making a lot of progress.”

“Crashing is certainly not the best thing that you can do before starting the first Grand Prix, but we know that James is a fighter. He will be there for the first race and, even though we are not expecting to win, we will try to pick up a few points.”

Source | motogp

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