WorldSBK FP1 on the Czech World Superbike spherical noticed 4 purple flags for 5 totally different crashes, one in all which was for Jonathan Rea.
Rea’s crash was the primary of those who introduced out the purple flag. He misplaced the rear by means of turns eight and 9; fortuitously the bike spun out beneath him, quite than high-siding him, and he was unable to get out for the remainder of the session.
“I received fully caught off guard,” stated Rea, talking to the worldwide TV feed throughout FP1.
“I actually hope it was a moist patch as a result of I felt good within the first few laps.
“I fully misplaced the rear. I appeared on the information. Traction management was masking. Then, unexpectedly…
“Tyre temperatures have been all good. So it’s irritating.
“Unlucky – however fortunate on the similar time.
“The blokes have gotten a bit of labor on now [to fix the bike].”
The opposite crashes have been for Andrea Iannone, Remy Gardner, Nicolo Bulega, and Andrea Locatelli. All bar Locatelli have been taken to the medical centre.
Iannone’s and Gardner’s occurred inside moments of one another on the similar nook, Iannone’s coming first. The Italian was favouring his proper leg within the gravel lure, and Gardner was identified with a number of contusions on the medical centre – he might be reviewed earlier than FP2 on Friday afternoon.
Bulega was carried away on a stretcher when he crashed in the course of flip six with 13 minutes to go.
Locatelli, who had been behind Gardner when he crashed on the remaining nook, crashed with 03:53 left on the clock at flip 17, and the session wasn’t restarted.
