Update: Joan Lascorz’ Medical Condition

Following Joan’s accident at Imola during official Superbike World Championship testing onMonday April 2nd, we would like to inform you of the following updates.

Joan Lascorz is conscious and remains hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of Hospital de la Valld'Hebron in Barcelona, and will remain so until a build-up of lung mucus is eradicated. The initial idea wasto move Joan this past week into a specialist recovery centre within the hospital, but doctors will mostlikely wait until next week to make the move.

In relation to any spinal cord injury, the forecast is reserved until he leaves the ICU and starts workingtowards recovery.

Team Manager, personal manager and friend of Joan Lascorz, Guim Roda, spoke about Joan and hiscondition recently. He stated, “First of all we want to thank everyone for the interest and respect shown after Joan's accident, especially in his native Spain, but also from all over the world. Friends, industry professionals and journalists – many thanks for all the support.

“We need to emphasize above all the effort and love of his parents Juan and Maribel and all his familywho are hour-after-hour beside Joan and their closest friends. Thanks also for the attention and  organization of all the doctors involved, and to the Catalan and Spanish Motorcycling Federations.

“Our communication is brief and cautious because of the severity of the injury, uncertainty about thechances of recovery and because time has stopped for us. Now the changes and improvements aremeasured in weeks rather than days.

"Now, the first and most important thing is to stabilize Joan so he can start his recovery, removetracheotomy so he can speak fluently, then together with him we will plan his recovery and thecommunication process. In terms of the reasons for the accident and the reasons that caused the injury,
at least two months will pass before the first accurate information will be released.

Source: Official Press release/ press.kawasaki.eu.