Herck to miss first race due to injury
GP2 racer Michael Herck will miss the opening round of this year's championship at Barcelona after breaking his hand in the GP2 Asia event in Bahrain last weekend
The 19-year-old Belgian broke a bone in his right wrist when he jarred his hand on the steering wheel after striking a kerb during a battle with Milos Pavlovic.
Herck will miss the final round of GP2 Asia in Dubai this weekend, but was also ruled out of the first races of the summer series on April 26-27 after visiting a specialist in Belgium. He hopes to be able to return for the second GP2 round at Istanbul on May 10-11.
His GP2 Asia team FMS International are likely to field Spaniard Roldan Rodriguez in his place in Dubai this weekend, while DPR, who will run Herck this summer, are yet to confirm his replacement for Barcelona.
DPR boss David Price said: "We're disappointed that Michael won't be in the car for the first round. He's settled in well during the pre-season and we were all ready to take on the challenge of the new season and car together.
"Our sympathies are with Michael as I'm sure he's equally disappointed, and we wish him a speedy recovery and return."
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