Marco Melandri’s shoulder surgery just before Christmas left many in doubt if he would able to ride his Yamaha R1 during the Portimao test, but the former MotoGP rider who was at the Portuguese circuit for the first time finished 2nd and 3rd in the wet sessions.
Here’s Superbike’s new rookie talking (in Italian) about his shoulder, his rehabilitation, but we posted the video so you could see some testing action.