Frossard ruled out of final 2011 Grand Prix

Monster Energy Yamaha’s Steven Frossard will sadly not be able to
contest the Grand Prix of Italy at Fermo this weekend for the fifteenth
and final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship.



The Frenchman had initially planned to enter the
meeting after feeling no ill effects in the wake of his crash last
Sunday at Gaildorf in Germany. The winner of the Swedish and French
rounds of the MX1-GP series this year went for further examination on
his chest in Belgium this week and was found to be suffering from a lung
infection that was causing a bubble to appear. Medical specialists
advised that it would be dangerous to consider participating at the
scenic hard-pack circuit near the east coast.



Frossard has had an immense first season in MX1-GP
and also with the factory team on the YZ450FM. He picked up six podiums
and is currently second in the series; a standing he will retain if
fourth-placed Max Nagl cannot amass more than 33 points in the final two
motos of the year. He is guaranteed a top four finish.



Frossard will have another x-ray on Monday to
determine whether he will be able to represent his country at the 65th
Motocross of Nations at St Jean D’Angely the following week.