Red Bull KTM test rider Mika Kallio has been ruled out of the remainder of the German MotoGP weekend after damaging ligaments in his right knee during a 🌄scary accident in Friday afternoon practice.

The Finn lost control a🐭t Turn 8 of the Sachsenring circuit, running wide onto the gravel trap at high-speed.

Kallio tried to lose a🐟s much speed as possible, but wa💖s eventually thrown from his RC16 and bounced into the airfence, followed by his bike.

Kallio was taken away on🔴 a stretcher and scans late✅r revealed significant damage to the knee ligaments, which will require corrective surgery.

"I was tippiღng into the corner on the front brake and the rear lost contact. I had to pick up the bike and I knew I was into the gravel. I saw I had quite a lot of🃏 speed and unfortunately I could not turn enough and the barriers came closer and closer," Kallio said.

"Everything happened in one or two seconds and I had to make a decision really quick. ไI tried to put it down and avoid the big impact but I flew into the wall. 

"Somehow the bike hit🍨 me because we wenꦿt into the fence together and maybe it caused the problem with the knee. 

"Any🐻way, considering the speed, I think we had a lot of luck with that crash. It could have been much worse. I felt that something wasn't right with the knee but at the same time a bit relieved. 

"This is definitely not🐎 the way we wanted the weekend to go. I’ve had broken ligaments before but not quite as bad ཧas it feels right now. To move it means a lot of pain. 

"I initially hoped it might just be a big impact but when they made the MRI the doctor said I need surgery. We need to make a plan n🥂ow and hopefully come back when everything is fine. 

"Racing in Austria this season would have been a highlight 🌃for me and it is four weeks away.&nbs🅘p;

"I cannot say what will happen but I hope there⛄ is some way I can be on the grid.”

Full-time KTM MotoGP riders Pol Espargaro and Bradley Smith were twelfth and 14th in Friday practice.