“Very small chance” for Pedrosa to be in Sepang, targets return for Australian GP

Two days after being discharged from hospital, Dani Pedrosa continues to progress favourably after the fracture to his left collarbone incurred last Friday. With his sights set on the Australian Grand prix in fifteen days time, the Repsol rider is not ruling out a slight possibility of travelling to Malaysia.

With hardly any margin between the Japanese and Malaysian races, Dani Pedrosa has decided not to risk a hasty return to the track. The Repsol rider has set himself the objective of a comeback at the Australian Grand Prix, although there is a slight chance that he will travel to Malaysia. One week after fracturing his left collarbone and undergoing surgery last Saturday to set it with a titanium plate, Pedrosa began functional rehabilitation on Monday and is making positive progress, as confirmed by the medical check which Dr. Xavier Mir performed today, Wednesday.

Dani Pedrosa: “I am still very stiff in my neck and across the back of my shoulders, so the target is to get back to racing in Australia. There is a very small possibility of going to Malaysia, but the realistic target is Australia. I had another check-up today and it shows clearly that the plate on my collarbone is very well fixed and the progress has been good after the operation. My condition has improved over the last two days and I’m doing passive rehabilitation with my physiotherapist at the moment. I am still not able to move the arm by myself but with massage it’s getting better. It’s a real pity that this happened when we had such a lot of momentum with our results, but we simply have to deal with it”.

Source: Repsol Media Service