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Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) may have been back in action these last two days for Misano testing but he certainly did not come away from Monza in the best of moods. The Derby man, who was an unwitting victim of a crash at the "Prima Variante" immediately after the start of race 2, was taken to the Italian circuit's medical centre, where he was found to have a broken right toe. It was an unfortunate end to the Pocket Rocket's weekend after it had begun so well with a third place race 1 podium he had deservedly earned in a terrific scrap with rivals Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri.

"To be honest, in race one I didn't get the best of starts," admitted Haslam. "I also made a few mistakes in the early laps, which meant I had some work to do to catch the leading bunch. Still I felt like I had the pace to run with the leading guys. Max and I held each other up slightly, which saw Eugene get away at the front, but on the whole I was happy with the race and the bike."

"In race two I was hit from behind at the first corner on lap one. I am not a hundred per cent sure what happened, but I crashed out of the race after getting a much better start. Following the crash I was taken to the medical centre where it was confirmed that I have broken a toe on my right foot. I don't see it being a problem for our forthcoming test of the races in Salt Lake," he said before arriving at Misano.