Carlos Tatay sues the Spanish and Valencian federations: “They left me hanging”

The Spanish Carlos Dada native of the Valencian town of Alacuás and 20 years old, suffered a serious accident in the Moto2 European Championship race which was played on the Portuguese circuit of Portimao on July 2, which keeps him in a wheelchair, and brutally attacks the Spanish and Valencian motorcycle federations, where he asserts that “they were left hanging“.

“They left me hanging everywhere, for now it’s just my family and friends, and Those who have to establish order and give me a hand, which are the federations, blame each other. Some say the Valencian federation has to cover me and others the Spanish federation,” lamented Carlos Tatay, winner of the “Red Bull Rookies Cup” in 2019.

“Now I am having important meetings, not with them, because it is impossible to meet with them, They don’t bring a solution, it’s just a waste of time.but we are meeting with important people to see if they can help me and, the scary thing is, there are MotoGP riders who are trying to help me financially in any aspect and some federations, who should be careful. Don’t do it,” said Carlos Dad, bitterly but insistently.

The rider also pointed out: “Many MotoGP riders wrote to me trying to help me, and unfortunately, I have to tell them all no because, due to legal issues, everything has stopped, but I’m starting to set up an association now, which at first I didn’t want, because I didn’t agree to be helped by innocent people, but seeing in the federations it will take a long time and lead to lawsuits and so on, we are trying to set everything right in this association so that people who want to contribute and help us and continue with the rehabilitationbecause this is the only way we have left.

Dad estimated his financial needs at “115,000 euros per year.”

“It’s difficult, because it’s in the end my family is working, my father is at home and as you can imagine, a family, my father is a baker, it’s impossible to afford the cost, we need a rental apartment in Toledo, now we have to move house, we have to buy a car because the ones we have. can’t fit , we have to sell our house, go to Toledo, rent an apartment there and now go to San Sebastián de los Reyes, rent an apartment there… There are a lot of expenses and almost every weekend my father tries to take us up and down so that he can be with the family. and so on, but it’s hard,” Dad listed one by one all the problems caused by his spinal cord injury.

Despite everything, Carlos Dad’s state of mind deserves praise, because he never showed signs of weakness, on the contrary, he said he “feels good.” “The truth is he was fine and very happy because he thought he was going to have a worse time than he thought when he arrived.but it is very good and I am very satisfied and happy,” he said.

“The truth is that I want to be happy and from the beginning I was clear in that sense, I want to enjoy myself to the fullest and I will continue to compete and, therefore, I guess that’s what can’t get rid of my smile.Dad said about his state of mind.

When referring to his injury, he said that it could not be permanent: “I hope not, it’s one of the big uncertainties that I have, because nobody can tell me anything and it’s not something that can really be seen if what is affected and what is not. the brain, because it really takes time and see what is happening. The good thing is that I don’t stop evolving and, as long as that evolution doesn’t stop, it’s very good news and we hope it continues like this.“.

“The progress is being very good, the doctors don’t really believe how far I am progressing and that is very positive, because it means there is room for improvement, I continue to work hard, The pool is helping me a lot and I won’t stop until it’s done.Carlos Dad insists, full of confidence in his recovery.

“They need six months for the brain to completely fall out and see a little bit, really, where the shots are going. I still have almost two months left to meet that deadline and that too for a complete injury, where the spinal cord is completely twisted, but I was lucky to see that it was an incomplete injury and, therefore , There are brain remains, don’t know how many. We hope that many are alive and connected and, therefore, the recovery may be very long, but it can be improved a lot,” said Dad confidently.

Not losing his smile, Carlos Dad explained that “When I arrived in Toledo I thought again -whether it will be bad or not-, because I went through a situation that is no longer physical, because physically I have a lot of support from all my family and friends, who help me, but in mind with the feds he got into the car crying and that’s why it’s hard in that sense, because you have to get used to it.”

“You keep thinking about this situation and it’s hard to go through these drinks and with my family we don’t know what to do, we don’t know where to go, because a lot of money is needed. to be paid for my recovery, and the last thing I want is for it to be overTherefore, it is difficult, but in the end, since I had an injury, I want to fully face my fears and I want to get to the European Championship, where I compete, to ‘warm up’ before the MotoGP ,” admitted the rider .

“I know I’ll meet a lot of people here, they feel sorry for you,”damn what a bitch‘, and it’s difficult, but I said that I went straight to the World Cup because I wanted to give it ‘cojones’ and face what my situation is now,” added Carlos Tatay, who said he was so positive because “Ultimately it is the desire to live and be happy, nothing else“.

Carlos Tatay didn’t hesitate when he said about the rematch that “I don’t want to set that goal either, because the only thing it will do is make me fail. How can I dream? I hope, I hope, because it’s my life, but I want to compete again, I don’t want to, I’ll do it again and I think it will be on four wheels.”

And he had no problem remembering the accident, as he noted that “I was conscious all the time.” “I saw it again and I wasn’t shocked because I knew exactly what happened“I was fully conscious, I didn’t pass out at any time and it didn’t shock me.”

“From the television it doesn’t look like a serious accident and that makes me a little angry., because it wasn’t very ‘serious’, but it had serious consequences. It’s not something that bothers me, I know what happened, I kind of braked a little bit and On the way down to Portimao I was firstCarlos Dad reminded.

And, as a driver, and in strict sporting terms as far as the fight for the title is concerned between ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia and Jorge Martínadmitted that being Spanish he had to bet on Martín, but added that “it’s true that ‘Pecco’ has the head of the ice man, nothing makes him dizzy, it’s impossible to make him mentally dizzy and even though I want him to win Martinbecause it’s spanish, I think Pecco will win“.