Marc VDS will run just one bike at Phillip Island for this week’s three-day test, with Tito Rabat forced to the sidelines with injuries. Rabat has failed to recover from his crash at Sepang, from which he suffered a distal fracture of the radius and a fracture of the fifth metacarpal in the right hand, along with a fracture to the distal phalanx in the right foot. However the biggest problem is a laceration to his left knee, which required a skin graft. "Tito has worked hard to be fit for the Phillip Island test, after sustaining quite debilitating injuries in Malaysia,” said team boss Michael Bartholemy. “While the fractures have healed nicely and wouldn't have stopped him from...
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