Reigning MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner has today revealed the extent of the ankle injuries suffered in his massive highside at Indianapolis.

His right ankle (see below) resembles something that John Merrick would be proud of and it is hard to believe he managed to ride at all, let alone secure a fourth place. He be on track in Brno on Friday to assess his fitness.

"I'm not feeling too optimistic for Brno after a tough weekend in Indy. The crash in qualifying last week has left me with a serious problem in my ankle and we were fortunate that Indy was a left hand circuit, so a lot of the weight was off it but we still had changes of direction which hurt a lot," said Stoner.

"In Brno there are many changes in direction and a lot of right hand corners so there will be a lot of weight on my ankle and it's going to be very difficult. It's a shame as Brno is a circuit that I usually enjoy due to it's fast and flowing nature, so I'll be resting as much as possible this week and wait to see how we feel when we get on track on Friday."