– Suzuki rider Aleix Espargaró has been ruled out of taking part in the outfit's private test session in Malaysia next week, after injuring his back in a training accident on Thursday.Espargaró, who finished 11th in the 2015 standings, was riding an off-road bike near his home town of Granollers, Spain, when he suffered pain in his back after landing from a jump.Espargaró was taken to the Hospital Universitari Quiron Deixeus in Barcelona, where he stayed overnight, before an MRI scan on Friday confirmed a flexion fracture of the T9 vertebrae.He has since been released, with a two to three week recovery period expected.Maverick Viñales and Suzuki testers Takuya Tsuda and Nobuatsu...
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