Britain's Scott Redding had to fight through the pain to pick up a handful of points in yesterday's Moto2 finale at the Valencia MotoGP round while newly-crowned champion and title rival Pol Espargaro slid off.
The MarcVDS man is still recovering from his broken wrist and myriad bumps and bruises he suffered when he got tangled up in Esteve Rabat's crash at Motegi, which saw him taken to the medical centre.
"I decided not to have the painkilling injections ahead of the race, but that meant it was like I was in a war with my own body just to survive out there today. I went off the start and tried to be as aggressive as normal, not letting anyone by, despite a bit of contact early on," said Redding.
"But then my back started to go; the wrist isn't too bad, it's the back injury from Motegi that's been the problem all weekend. The first time I looked at my pit board there were 17 laps to go and I thought 'no, I've only done ten laps and I've got that again and another seven laps yet' so from then on it was a case of just hanging on.
"I couldn't hold off Simon and Taka, but I managed to finish with one point, which could have been crucial for second in the championship if Tito had finished second in the race today. I want to say a big thank you to Marc van der Straten and the whole team for all their hard work and support, not just for this season, but for all four seasons we've been together. Thank you for everything."