James Toseland breaks bone in right foot

James Toseland has confirmed to MCN that he suffered a broken fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot during yesterday’s massive high-side crash in Jerez.

The British rider also has a badly sprained right ankle and multiple bruising after he crashed heavily during the televised BMW shootout in Jerez.

None of the injuries though will force the double World Superbike champion to miss the season’s opening MotoGP clash in Qatar on April 12.

The 28-year-old also revealed that he didn’t aggravate a lingering right elbow injury that he first picked up during a 125mph high-side in Sepang back in early February.

Toseland, who needed precautionary scans on his head at a hospital in Cadiz after suffering concussion in the high-speed tumble, spoke to MCN shortly before he boarded a plane home from Madrid this morning.

“I’m feeling pretty beaten up but not too bad considering. The bone in my foot isn’t a big problem and I’m quite badly bruised in a few places,“ he said.

Toseland caught a domestic flight from Jerez to Madrid last night and he said: “I had a pretty good night after a long soak in the bath. I’d been put on a drip in the hospital and I had some painkillers and that sorted me out.

“I don’t think I need any further checks when I’m home. They did a scan and everything was clear and they took about six X-rays on my body because the bruising was quite bad. But nothing is broken apart from the little toe on my foot.”

Toseland confirmed the crash was caused by a lack of temperature in his soft compound rear Bridgestone tyre. He added: “It was a big mistake on my part and I apologised immediately to Yamaha and the team.”

For full story, see Wednesday’s (April 1) issue of Motor Cycle News.