Bastianini pulls out of MotoGP Spanish GP weekend with injury
The four-time MotoGP race winner suffered a broken shoulder blade after Luca Marini collided with him in the sprint race at the Portuguese GP in March. Though Bastianini didn't require surgery on the injury , it forced him to miss the Argentina GP the week after Portugal and the third round in America. Bastianini completed a private test on a Ducati superbike on Tuesday prior to the Spanish GP and was cleared on Thursday by MotoGP doctors at Jerez to take part this weekend . The Italian was 20th on the combined standings after Friday's running and admitted then that he was "in a lot of pain" and was unsure if he could continue on Saturday. Ducati has now confirmed Bastianini will withdraw from the remainder of the Spanish GP. "He said it was too painful," Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi told MotoGP 's world feed. "After a couple of laps it's too hard to ride. So, we don't want to take the risk, so we decided to stop." Ene...