As perhaps I should have chosen U2’s Sunday, Bloody
Sunday instead?
Naturally, Y’all can figure out why that ‘Ol
“Tell Me why I Don’t like Mondays” song I Don’t like Mondays by the Boomtown
Rats springs to mind here, Righto?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yteMugRAc0
As I realize it’s what He gets paid millions of
dollars, Euros whatever to do for a living, but you’ve still got to feel for
thee Martinator’s Nightmarish year! And how much things would be going
differently if not romping on that cold Michelin tyre at Sepang during
pre-season testing Wayback’ in February…
Thus we know that Jorge Martin crashed heavily
and broke His hand and fractured a foot during that test outing. Requiring
surgery to His right hand to place a screw in a metacarpal. While His left foot
was left to heel on it’s own.
Then on the Monday preceding the season opener
Thailand MotoGP race, Martin injured Himself again in a training accident. Suffering
multiple fractures to His left hand, including the thumb carpal! Needing
further surgery to repair His broken wrist…
Martin ultimately missed the first three rounds
at Thailand, Argentina and Circuit Of the Americas, (COTA) before making His
Aprilia debut at Qatar.
Now I could play Monday morning Quarterback
here, but that seems pointless. As All racing drivers and riders seemingly live
under the mantra of you’re only as good as your last race. And you don’t want
to be out of circulation too long, less being forgotten or replaced…
Yet with the amount of physical pain Jorge was
enduring at Qatar, it now seems obvious He rushed His return to racing, before
disaster struck once again the Hapless, reigning MotoGP World champion.
Arse-suming Y’all know that Martin lost control
of His motorcycle during Sunday’s Grand Prix, with Fabio di Giannantonio
directly behind Him. With the Italian rider having nowhere to go and striking
the fallen Martin in the back on-track with His front wheel!
Jorge ultimately suffered eleven broken ribs
and a collapsed lung! Staying in Hospital for several days with a chest tube to
drain fluids from His lung cavity before being released. But having to wait for
His lung to sufficiently heal, i.e.; one to three weeks before being cleared to
fly home, due to the altitude’s pressure difference. Before further treatment,
rest and recovery, all under the supervision of His phalanx of medical
professionals, i.e. Doctors and Physio’ commencess…
Martin will obviously miss several more races,
with scuttlebutt suggesting the Spaniard will be out of action a further three
months, with test rider Lorenzo Savadori further deputizing at Jerez, and
presumably afterwards.
Yeah, now I know Why I don’t like Mondays…
