At the end of September, Miguel Oliveira suffered a serious wrist fracture due to a crash during the first free practice session of the MotoGP Indonesian Grand Prix. The incident was caused by a problem with the bike.
The Portuguese rider, who competed for Trackhouse Racing, explained in an interview with Estrella Galicia 0,0 that he lost control due to an issue with the electronic control unit:
– The crash was simply bad luck. A short circuit in the ECU made me lose all control of the bike, and I crashed. When you crash like that, not getting injured is a matter of luck because it's a very particular way – if the handlebar hits you or how you slide on the asphalt, you have that bad luck.
The injuries required Oliveira to undergo surgery, leaving him sidelined for a month and a half. He returned to competition at the final round in Barcelona, being almost fully recovered by that point.
