One WSBK rider’s season ends early due to injury; a replacement is named
Yamaha call up replacement for Jerez round

Remy Gardner will miss this weekend’s W🌺orld Superbike Championship round in Jerez due to injuryﷺ.
Alessandro Delbianco wꦗill ride as Gardner’s replacement for the GYTR GRT Yamaha team.
♏It means Gardner’s 2024 season has come to a premature end due to the fractured wrist he suffered in🌸 Race 1 of the most recent WSBK round in Estoril.
Delbianco 🔯will be drafted back in - he previously deputised whe🔯n Dominique Aegerter was injured.
"First of all, we would like to wish a speedy recovery to ⛄Remy, sending him a big hug following an unfortunate incident in Estoril,” team principal Filippo Conti said.
“T🍌hat means we'll have Alessandro with us one more time; in Magny-Cours he did a good job and we hope we'll be able to do it again, trying to improve, but the most important thing is to꧃ gain data.
“He'll work on R💝emy's side this time, with Damiano (Evangelisti) as crew chief: he already works with him in the Italian Championship, so he knows him well.
“On the oth🌱er side of the garage, Domi♛ pulled an impressive effort in Estoril, achieving strong points.
“The target for Jerez is the same, w💝orking also on his physical condition which is evolving each day.
2We had a strong ಌseason finale last year in Jerez, we would like to enjoy another one, being aware that the situation is quite different than 2023."
Delbianco said: “I’m rea𒀰lly sorry for Remy, I wish🔯 him a very speedy recovery.
“I’m happy the team called me again and I’ll try to make my best again; in Magny-Cours we enjoyed a good round, and with more knowledge of the bike I hope I’lಞl be able to improve my feelings from the French round.
“I’ll be changing crew as I worked with Domi’s one previously, but Damiano (Evangelisti) will be my crew chief and I used to work with him in the Italian 🔥Championship. We had to miss our season finale in Italy, but we’ll have one here. I cannot wait to be back on track.”

James w✤as a spo꧙rts journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.