From a press release issued by Scuderia Caracchi NCR Nortel Networks, verbatim:

David Garcia operated at his hands

(Bologna, 2003 Aprile 29)

David Garcia, the Spanish rider of Scuderia Caracchi NCR Nortel Networks, has today afternoon undergone surgery operation in the Villa Serena hospital in Forlì at his hands to reduce the fractures suffered last Saturday due a bad crash during the final qualifying session at Sugo.

The surgical operation, directly organised from Japan by the managers of Clinica Mobile in Japan, drs. Mattioli and Corbascio, has been performed by a team managed by dr. Gondolini and established by drs. Pilla, Casalboni, Mattioli and Sangiorgi and needed about three hours and half working.

The surgical operation concerned both the fracture and dislocation of the right hand metacarpus and requested the fitting of a mini plaque and 5 screws, as well the fracture of the left hand scaphoid, suffered in a previous crash some year ago, fitted by and Herbert screw.

David Garcia must keep for 21 days time a Scotch Cast hard bandage to both hands and then could start the rehabilitation period; Garcia will miss the Monza round next May 18th, and he is confident to be able for contest Oschersleben round next June 1st.