Eugene Laverty ruled out of Donington Park World Superbike round after being declared unfit to race
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The Team Go Eleven Ducati rider was making his return from injury after breaking both wrists in a crash at Imola in Italy in May.
Laverty finished 18th and last in both free practice sessions and was later deemed unfit to race.
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Hide AdThe 33-year-old from Toomebridge was 3.5 seconds behind pacesetter Tom Sykes in the first session and 2.6 seconds down on Sykes in FP2.
He said: "I had to try riding my Ducati V4 R today otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to forgive myself. Thank you to Team Go Eleven for making the many adjustments to the bike to allow me to ride but after today I realise that, while I may be able to ride my bike, I am not yet ready to race.
"I’ve made the difficult decision to withdraw from the remainder of the weekend on safety grounds after a couple of small frights on track today. I am improving week by week so my focus is now on Laguna Seca, an anti-clockwise track that gives the right wrist a much easier time than Donington Park."
The US round of the championship at Laguna Seca takes place from July 12-14 prior to the summer break.