Voltcom Suzuki’s Randy De Puniet was only able to complete 15 laps on the final day of World Superbike testing at Phillip Island as his injuries from yesterday’s whopping highside proved too painful.
The French former MotoGP man got spat off at turn 11 and his back has swollen up significantly. Only able to turn in a handful of laps, De Puniet sought further medical attention and will now rest until free practice on Friday.
Nothing much to tell, the good news is nothing is broken but my back is very swollen. I had an examination today and everything looks ok,” said De Puniet.
“I tried to complete some laps this afternoon to get an idea of the feeling for Friday but it was so painful I only did 15 laps and decided to stop for medical treatment after one hour. Tomorrow and Thursday I will seek further treatment to try to reduce the pain but I’m confident that it will just get better day by day.”
