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Broken finger for Takahashi
15 June 2009Yuki Takahashi was treated for a broken finger after crashing out of the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday. The Japanese rider, who has recently been joined by Italy's Gabor Talmacsi in the Scot Racing team, lost control of his bike at Campsa corner during the first lap of the race.
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| A minor touch with Vermeulen's Suzuki was all it took to break Takahashi's finger on Sunday |
After starting the race 16th on the grid at the Circuit de Catalunya, a failed move on Chris Vermeulen's Rizla Suzuki saw Japan's sole representative out of the running with barely a minute of the race completed. "My bike was good, and the feeling was excellent, so I said to myself, 'let's go!'" Takahashi, who misses Monday's test as a result of the off, said afterwards.
With rumours circulating in the paddock that the team may wish to concentrate only on Talmacsi's efforts in the team, 24-year-old Takahashi was quick to see off speculation that added pressure assisted the incident, which saw him collect an air fence. "He (Vermeulen) braked sooner than expected and to avoid him I went wide," Yuki recalled. "I broke my little finger against his bike."
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