Motorcycling-Yamaha's Quartararo has arm pump surgery after Spanish GP setback


FILE PHOTO: Teruel Grand Prix - Ciudad del Motor de Aragon, Alcaniz, Spain - October 25, 2020 Petronas Yamaha SRT's Fabio Quartararo in action during practice REUTERS/Sergio Perez

(Reuters) - MotoGP championship contender Fabio Quartararo has undergone successful arm pump surgery to rectify the problem that cost him victory in the Spanish Grand Prix last weekend, his Yamaha team said on Tuesday.

The Frenchman was leading the race in Jerez at the halfway mark when his pace began to drop significantly and he slipped to 13th place by the finish.

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