*SPOILER* MotoGP Phillip Island, Australia

[Reece]

Looks like Casey should wrap it up at home...





...though probably not in the way he would have liked...



Jorge is unfit to ride after a fall in the final moments of the morning warmup. He's lost the tip of his left ring finger. Apparently, he got up, shook his head, pulled his glove off and threw it away, shook his head again and ran towards the ambulance. The marshals had to go find the discarded glove and retreive his rest of his finger.

Big picture showing bloody finger here: http://ow.ly/i/jgyY/original

Spies is out with what sounds like a concussion from his fall in qualifying. I thought he looked like his bell was rung when they showed him in his garage. Unfortunate day for Yamaha. :(

[MX Tuner]

Damn, just damn!

[spode]

Ouch!!! Hopefully they can reattach that bad boy.

[West]

Damn looks like more than the tip. May be the picture, but looks like down to the knuckle. Ouch.

[wallypiper]

OUCH!

The official press release from Yamaha according to motomatters.com:


Surgery to repair damage to Jorge Lorenzo's finger in Melbourne this evening has been successful. The surgeon was able to save the nerves and tendons of the injured fourth finger, as a result no functionality will be lost in either the finger or the hand. Unfortunately an extended recovery time will be required so Jorge will not race in Sepang for the Malaysian Grand Prix. A decision on the Valencia Grand Prix will be made dependent on Jorge's condition after his return to Barcelona.

[Todd]

Gives new meaning to "baby, just let me put in the tip". :lol:

[Moorespeedr]

Gives new meaning to "baby, just let me put in the tip". :lol:

Brutal! lol

[rr_double_rr]

Dayum!!

[MX Tuner]

Gives new meaning to "baby, just let me put in the tip". :lol:

Yeah, I tried thinking something witty about *just the tip* and gave up when smoke started coming out of my ears.