Doctors at the Valle Hebron hospital in Barcelona are waiting for the swelling around Joan Lascorz's C6 vertebrae to go down before they make any statements about his injury or recovery time.

The Spanish star was airlifted to the hospital from Italy after undergoing surgery on the elongated bone but is being kept under sedation while further checks and tests are carried out. The Kawasaki man crashed at the Imola World Superbike test on Monday as he exited Tosa and, according to trackside reports, hit the wall on the left-hand side.

A team spokesman said: "The final extent of any neurological injuries he may have suffered are not currently clear and will not be fully known until the swelling around the affected area reduces."