Jasper Iwema is ok after a heavy and nasty crash. RW Racing GP’s rider lost the front in the exit of Turn 17 and was thrown off his bike at 160 km/h. He landed on his head and was unconscious for 2 minutes. Doctors decided therefore to take him to a hospital for an extra check and a CT-scan of his head. According to RW’s team manager Jarno Janssen Iwema was ok and has nothing broken.
Jasper Iwema had a good start in the Moto3 race at the circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Overnight changes on the bike seemed to be working well and the Dutchman gained a lot of confidence in the warming up. Thanks to this he was able to gain positions in the first few laps of the race.
In lap 3 he was almost caught in the crash of Tonucci which cost him the positions he had gained. He came back on track in 24th but fought himself back to 18th.
‘Then we saw a red flag and immediately after we saw Jasper lying there knock out,’ team manager Jarno Janssen explains. ‘He was unconscious for 2 minutes. To be sure the doctors stabilized his neck and didn’t take off his helmet, but we could see him moving his arms and legs.’
In the medical center at the circuit doctors found no serious injuries but decided to send Iwema to a hospital anyway for an extra examination and a CT-scan of the head. ‘Jasper refused to go to hospital, because he was feeling fine,’ according to Janssen. ‘But the doctors insisted.’
Iwema’s team mate Jakub Kornfeil meanwhile had a good start as well and was on his way to 7th position when the race was red flagged because of the crash. Kornfeil restarted the five remaining laps of the race in 9th, but didn’t have a very good start. He dropped back to 12th but fought his way back to finish in 10th.
Jakub Kornfeil (10):
"I’m happy with my first championship points of this season, but I realize I could have won more. I just needed some time to get the adrenaline and the aggression back. In a normal race you have the time for that, but not in a five lap sprint race."
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