Three-time Moto GP champion Jorge Lorenzo has been involved in a scary crash during the second practice session for the inaugural Thailand Grand Prix on Friday (NZ time).
The 31-year-old Spaniard was flung off his bike rounding the third turn at the Chang International Circuit, skidding across the track, as his bike split in half behind him.
He was taken to hospital for precautionary checks, but later returned to the venue.
Lorenzo suffered major bruising on his left wrist and right ankle, but no broken bones.
In his last race two weeks ago in Spain, he dislocated a toe and fractured a metatarsal, so he was feeling some pain due to the previous injuries.
Lorenzo admitted he was considering sitting out this weekend's race.
"If you ask me now, I would say no," he said. "Because the last fracture, the last injury [from Aragon], is a little bit worse - it is not more broken, but is more painful.
"But apart from this, I have a big contusion on my left wrist and also the right ankle, big contusion... I cannot put the foot on the ground.
"So if you ask me now, I will say no, but I don't want to say something too quickly, so I will wait tonight to see how I feel tomorrow morning."
He said he felt "very lucky" not to suffer a more serious injury in the fall.
"[It] was scary, I was scared. I was scared about my foot, because it really hurts.
"I impacted [the ground] with the back and also with the feet, and I was rolling a lot.
"So, right foot was painful. Later, little-by-little, I understood that it didn't get worse than before, so I am lucky about that."
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