Rossi, season over?

Rossi has suffered a compound fracture of right tibia after falling during the second free practice session of the MotoGP Italian GP, Saturday morning. The Italian was taken to the hospital, and his season is called into question. The qualifying session was dominated by Dani Pedrosa.

True thunderclap at Mugello. Valentino Rossi has been the victim of a violent collision during practice two Grand Prix. The Italian, who at that time the third draft of the meeting has not been able to stand up alone. The season champion is probably over ...

Thrown from his M1 by a "Highside" in a chicane at the exit of turn one Biondetti fifteen minutes from the end of the session, Rossi, seven times winner of the Italian event in the discipline Queen, violently struck the ground during his fall before finishing his race in the gravel. Immediately taken to the medical center, the driver Yamaha, Who had dominated Friday practice 1, passed examinations that left no ambiguity. Those revealed a fracture of the tibia of his right leg. The "Dottore"Then was transported by helicopter to hospital in Florence to be made. Transalpin The circuits will be removed during the next two months and is" guaranteed "to miss the six major awards following. ... At least 

Pedrosa in pole position:

During the second practice session, it finally teammate Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) was the fastest. The Spanish league leaders, rolled in 1'49 "282 or 338 thousandths less than the Italian Andrea Dovizioso (Repsol Honda). Spaniard Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) finished third in 1'49 "701, just ahead of Valentino Rossi (1'49" 923), finished fourth. In good progress, Randy De Puniet (LCR Honda) took a fine fifth place in 1'50 "214, ahead of the 2009 winner of the Mugello, the Australian Stoner (Ducati), guilty of a runway in early trading. On Friday, the French could not do better than 11th.
During qualifying, the Spaniard Dani Pedrosa has taken pole position, the 10th of his career in Moto GP, 1'48 "817, ahead of compatriot Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha - 1'48" 996) and Australian Casey Stoner (Ducati - 1'49 "432). Randy de Puniet finished sixth, just behind American Colin Edwards (Yamaha Tech 3 - 1'49"683).