Overview
- Aleix Espargaro, who crashed Tuesday during a private Honda HRC test at Sepang, suffered four fractured vertebrae with no spinal-cord damage.
- After several days at CU Aurelius Hospital in Sepang, he was cleared to fly to Barcelona with his wife for an assessment at Quirón Dexeus to determine if surgery is needed.
- Honda’s development program now leans on Takaaki Nakagami, who will cover expanded runs until Espargaro returns.
- The work spans the 2026 RC213V and the new 850cc RC214V for 2027, with factory tests scheduled in Jerez on April 27 and Barcelona on May 18 before Brno on June 22 and Spielberg on September 21.
- Reporters say key crash details remain unclear, including the exact corner and whether extra barrier protection was in place.