Alex Rins is finally travelling back home after a fateful weekend at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The Suzuki Ecstar rider, who suffered a crash during FP3 on Saturday, was unable to compete in the weekend's race due to a double fracture in his left arm, which had to be treated by Doctor Austin Hill, orthopedic traumatologist at the University Medical Center Brackenridge.
Rins will land in Barcelona this afternoon where he will be operated on through the week by Dr. Xavier Mir, Head of the Hand Unit and Coordinator of the MotoGP Traumatology Service at the University Hospital Dexeus, in Barcelona, when the inflammation in his left arm has subsided.
“It's been a very tough weekend,” Alex said. “This is a special track where I have always found myself pretty comfortable, and I enjoyed riding a lot, but this grand prix instead has been complicated. We have paid very dearly for Saturday´s fall.”
“Now that we have accepted it, we can begin the recovery. The team is giving me exceptional support and I hope soon to start giving them back some joy so that we can all get rid of this bitter taste in our mouths. Now it's time to go back home, wait for the arm´s swelling to reduce, and undergo surgery. I'm not thinking about recovery time as much as coming back at 100%”.
The recovery stage won't be known until after the surgical intervention and when rehab times and therapy will be determined.
