Lorenzo immobilised for ten days.

MotoGP rookie Jorge Lorenzo will be wearing a cast on his left foot for the next ten days in order to recover from the clean fractures he sustained to his third, fourth and fifth metatarsal in the US Grand Prix at Laguna Seca.

The Fiat Yamaha rider feel at turn five on the opening lap of the race and was taken directly to the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus in Barcelona upon his return from Laguna Seca to undergo a series of examinations by Dr. Xavier Mir.

The findings of a CAT scan to Lorenzo's left foot confirmed fractures of the third, fourth and fifth metatarsal bones although there was no further injury to the ankle he broke earlier in the year following a fall in Shanghai.

As a result of his injuries, Lorenzo will be forced to wear a cast on his foot for the next ten days before being fitted with a weight-supporting splint to allow him to walk. The Spaniard with then aim to regain complete mobility in time to race on the Czech GP at Brno on 17 August.

"I am pretty hurt and upset, because once again a crash has halted my progression," Lorenzo reflected. "I have visited Dr. Mir and he confirmed that it is a painful injury but one that can be cured through rest. I have a cast on my left foot, but I can barely walk because of some pain in the right foot suffered in the crash. Thankfully that is not an injury, just a consequence of the impact.

"Luckily I have time to recover before Brno, although I won't be having any holiday time now. For the moment I am going to enjoy following one of my interests - the Tour de France - on television!"