NEW IMAGES: Check out the latest photos from Race 1’s dramatic three-bike crash at Donington
Yari Montella, Sam Lowes, and Alvaro Bautista, all took an early tumble out of Race 1 just seconds after lights out, check out the crash and their reactions to it in high definition
The first race of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship started off with a bang as, rounding the first corner after lights out, three of the field’s regular top ten finishers collided just moments after their Race 1 contest had begun. All riders walked away from the incident, ruled fit by the medical centre, apart from Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team), who, while he will compete on Sunday, was diagnosed with a left shoulder contusion.
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