Nicky Hayden Injured in Qatar, but wants to race

Nicky Hayden suffered a spectacular highside on his Malboro Ducati in last night’s MotoGP Qualifying session that left him battered, bruised and suffering severe back pain, and after undergoing some initial x-rays at the circuit medical center, he was taken to the local Ahmad public hospital in Doha for further checks that did not reveal any broken bones.

Hayden although did require three stitches on his chest.
“I don’t feel like going for a jog right now, I can tell you that much! It was a big crash and I’m in a lot of pain so we’re going to get some more x-rays done and see what the score is.

” said Nicky.
Hayden’s partecipation was in doubt for tonight’s race but according to Italian website GPone.
com, Hayden finally got to bed around four this morning (his brother Tommy is in Qatar with him), but it seems that the American rider told his team that he wants to race his 100th GP in Losail.