Like your read here on Saturday after the MotoGP qualifying session about Dani Pedrosa’s fracture and pulled muscle that he picked up during FP 2 when his Honda gave him a big shake after a wheel slide.
The unlucky Spaniard returned home to Barcelona where Doctor Xavier Mir, at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus, confirmed that the Repsol Honda rider had not suffered any further injuries during his crash in yesterday’s Italian Grand Prix.
The scans today also showed that the initial diagnosis at the circuit on Saturday had been correct and Pedrosa had pulled the gluteus medius muscle, which caused a small crack in the greater trochanter (thigh) bone where the muscle attaches.
The factory Honda rider will now rest up ahead of the Grand Prix of Catalunya in just under two week’s time.
His physical condition will be assessed next week and Pedrosa is hoping to be fit for his home race.
Dani Pedrosa :“It’s a relief that the tests today didn’t show up anything new because I think I have enough to contend with already.
The injury from Saturday is still quite painful obviously but with luck it will improve over the next week.
The timing of this a real shame because I was feeling as though I was returning to something close to race fitness and could ride the bike as I wanted.
Still, this is where we are so we’ll just get on with it and try to make a quick recovery.
I really hope I can be fit for the next race because it’s a very important one for me and the team.
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