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Marini escapes serious injury from monster crash in French Moto2 practice

Moto2 championship leader Luca Marini has escaped serious injury after suffering a violent highside during FP2 for the French Grand Prix, which required him to be taken to hospital. The Sky VR46 rider and half-brother of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi was flung from his Kalex at La Chapelle at Turn 4 in the early stages of the second Moto2 practice session at Le Mans. The session was red-flagged due to the debris left on track as his Marini's bike slid through the grass downhill, with the Italian taken to the medical centre of checks. With initial scans inconclusive on whether he'd suffered a fracture to his left ankle or not, he was transferred to a local hospital for further examination....
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