A bout of food poisoning is thought to be the cause of Ben Spies problems during the Mugello MotoGP round today.
The Texan started brightly but slid backwards into 12th and only got the better of leading CRT man Randy De Puniet on the last lap to bag 11th place but says he was struggling with dizzy spells and found it hard not to spew in his HJC.
“I’m so disappointed, not just for me but for my whole team and Yamaha who have worked so hard this weekend. I was feeling really not right from before warm up this morning and it just got worse over the day" said the former World Superbike Champion.
"I was struggling to put three laps together at a time in the race and fighting waves of dizziness and trying not be physically sick in my helmet. Clinica Mobile did their best to help me before the race but it was a huge challenge to focus on the bike at the speeds we do."
