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Dettwiler Upgraded to Stable After Sepang Moto3 Sighting-Lap Crash

Jose Antonio Rueda is improving in a private hospital, with doctors expecting him to fly to Spain on Thursday for hand surgery.

Overview

  • CIP Green Power said doctors now consider Noah Dettwiler stable, though he remains in intensive care in Kuala Lumpur after multiple surgeries completed on Monday.
  • Red Bull KTM Ajo reported Rueda’s condition continues to improve, and he is slated to return to Spain on Thursday for an operation on his right hand.
  • The collision occurred on the sighting lap when Dettwiler reportedly slowed with a technical issue exiting Turn 3 and Rueda hit him from behind on the approach to Turn 4.
  • Both riders received immediate trackside treatment and were evacuated by air ambulance to hospitals in Kuala Lumpur.
  • The Moto3 race was red-flagged after the crash and later restarted as a shortened 10-lap event.