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Bertelle Takes Moto3 Podium After Recovering From Serious 2025 Crash

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Moto3 rider Matteo Bertelle took his second podium of 2026 with third place at the Sachsenring, finishing just 0.007 seconds behind second-placed Morelli. He's recovering from a major crash in April 2025 that broke his right tibia and left humerus and required a medically induced coma. He now sits ninth in the championship with 66 points, the top-ranked Italian in Moto3.

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Sergio Higuchi

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Coming back to the podium after an injury serious enough to need a medically induced coma ranks among the best comeback stories I've seen trackside. Fighting for second by 0.007 seconds proves his corner-entry precision is fully back. Managing his weight back down too — this is a real comeback in every sense.