Martin’s wrist fracture requires no surgery, Sepang status uncertain

Aprilia rider Jorge Martin will travel to Malaysia for treatment after a CT scan confirmed a nondisplaced fracture of his right wrist-area radius and ruled out a second suspected fracture. He will not undergo surgery, but his fitness for the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang has not been determined. The team said the distal radius fracture was Martin’s only confirmed injury after his crash in the Phillip Island Sprint. Initial examinations had raised concern that he had also fractured the ulna. The CT scan in Melbourne found no such injury, and the radius bone remains aligned. Martin was declared unfit for the remainder of the Australian Grand Prix weekend, including Sunday’s race. He will not return to Spain and is expected to undergo treatment in Malaysia over the coming days. Aprilia has not confirmed whether he can compete at Sepang. The crash occurred during Saturday’s Sprint as Martin battled Marc Marquez for the lead. Martin was taken from the track on a stretcher and later spoke outside the Aprilia garage before travelling to Melbourne for further tests. He said he was alive and that was the most important thing. The injury interrupted Martin’s championship campaign. He...