The arrival of rain at the Shanghai International Circuit meant that MotoGP tyre manufacturers had a difficult choice to make when recommending tyres to their riders.

Coming as it did in the early hours of Sunday, precipitation was a big worry for both Bridgestone and Michelin after the previous two days of dry sessions.

Most riders went with a softer compound to counteract the damp track, although with a lack of rain and a dry line –courtesy of the 125cc and 250cc riders- appearing, such a gamble didn´t pay off for everyone.

Directly upon his return from Shanghai to Barcelona, Jorge Lorenzo was taken to the Spanish city´s Institut Universitari Dexeus by ambulance for further inspection of the injuries suffered last Friday in a huge highside crash.

The man in charge of the Fiat Yamaha rider´s medical issues, Dr. Xavier Mir, submitted Lorenzo to an examination of both his left and right ankles, and found a further fracture of the right astragalus

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