Fermin Aldeguer will be sidelined from the Australian GP following his recent hand injury. The #54 returned to Spain after his crash on Sunday in Indonesia and underwent surgery, and he’s now full steam ahead on recovery in time for the Malaysian GP at Sepang.
“I had bad luck this year, now with my hand,” Aldeguer recently told the WorldSBK team at Jerez, underlining his first target back. “It’s less than one week after the injury so we have to stay calm and see if I can be back in Malaysia. It’s our first goal. We will see.”
In the meantime, Iker Lecuona will step in for Aldeguer this weekend for the Red Bull Australian GP. It’s the third time the SBK Ducati rider returns to the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP team this season, after subbing for Alex Marquez at Balaton and Aldeguer at Silverstone.