We know that Colin Edwards would never had been on the podium at Silverstone today if Jorge Lorenzo and Marco Simoncelli hadn’t binned it under torrential rain showers, but he was running a very solid fifth, much better than more titled riders considering that he had his collarbone plated just last week.
Heroic and stoic are probably the best words to describe the Texas Tornado this weekend.
“That was an unbelievable race and to finish on the podium feels amazing.
I was happy to qualify eighth but never in a million years did I think I’d be on the podium just over a week after breaking my collarbone.
I need to thank Dr Xavier Mir for the repair job he did on my shoulder and also my guys at Monster Yamaha Tech 3 because they gave me a phenomenal bike today.
My shoulder felt great and it was the muscle damage around my ribs that caused me the most pain.
But the rain definitely helped because it was a lot less physical than in the dry.
I just gritted my teeth and got on with it, just trying to stay smooth and not make any mistakes.
Conditions were pretty bad and it was a case of working out when and where you could push.
I’d have been happy to fin ish the race and then go home to think about Assen.
But I saw a few people succumbing to the conditions and I saw P3 on by board and I couldn’t believe it.
At that time though there were still eight or nine laps to go and I couldn’t feel my hands or my feet because it was so wet and cold.
It was difficult but it was a good way to the end the weekend for the Team after what happened to Cal.
Nobody wants to get hurt, but being injured for your home race is really tough to take, so I wish him a quick recovery and hope to see him back in Assen.
”Team mate Cal Crutchlow who broke his left collarbone in three places on Saturday during qualifying, is still in the John Radcliffe Hospital with no decision having yet to made if the surgery he’ll need will be carried out in Oxford or in Manchester, where the doctor who did his previous shoulder surgery is.
The Brit is also being assessed for a neck injury.