ˈæftɚɹ ɐ slˈoʊ stˈɑːɹt tə ðə sˈiːzən ɪnðə fˈɜːst ᵻvˈɛnt, æɾ ˈoʊltən pˈɑːɹk lˈævɜːɾi nˈæɹoʊli ɛskˈeɪpt sˈɪɹiəs ˈɪndʒɚɹi ˈæftɚ hiː wɛnt ɔnðə ɡɹˈæs tʊ ˌoʊvɚtˈeɪk ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli fˈɛl kˈeɪsɪŋ ɐ ɹˈɛd flˈæɡ, hiː wʌz ʌnˈeɪbəl tə mˌeɪk ɹˈeɪs tˈuː dˈuː tʊ ɐ kəŋkˈʌʃən.
After a slow start to the season in the first event, at Oulton Park Laverty narrowly escaped serious injury after he went on the grass to overtake and subsequently fell casing a red flag, he was unable to make race 2 due to a concussion.