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Aprilia Racing’s Aleix Espargaro was unable to line-up for yesterday’s 30-lap MotoGP encounter at the Sachsenring following a crash during the warm-up session.

Espargaro highsided at turn four and was later transported to hospital via helicopter, however it’s been confirmed by the Gresini outfit that he hasn’t sustained any major injuries and is still under observation.

A team statement read: “Aleix Espargaro was not on the starting grid due to the injury suffered in a crash during the morning warm up. Aleix, who does not have any fractures, remains under observation in the Chemnitz hospital after suffering a bad thoracic trauma in the left rib area.”

The Spaniard, who was set to start from P19 after receiving a six-place grid penalty, shared a brief update on social media, stating he hopes to leave hospital in the coming days. The MotoGP World Championship heads into a three-week break before returning on 5 August at Brno in the Czech Republic.