One of the negative aspects of the rise of races in the MotoGP in 2023 with the arrival of the Sprint races the incidents, falls and, therefore, injuries increased and there was not a single race throughout the last season in the main category where 22 official drivers could line up. across 41 races (Australian Sprint cancelled) in 21 Grand Prix.
And for the first Grand Prix of the year in Qatar next week they may continue to face the same fate as there is a driver waiting to get the medical OK on Thursday, March 7 to start the 2024 season with his new team, Prima Pramac Ducati, the Italian Franco Morbidelli.
‘Morbido’ suffered a very serious accident on January 30 in a private test in Portimao in a Panigale V4 and where he attended with his colleagues from the VR46 Academy and where the Márquez brothers signed up too. It was the quick intervention of those from Cervera, who witnessed the accident at turn 6, that prevented the injury from worsening due to the position in which he was left after the violent blow to the head before being evacuated on a stretcher to the Faro hospital. .
The neurologists consulted in Italy advised him to avoid resuming sporting activities for a month and he missed the preseason in an important year for him when he switched from Yamaha to a Ducati GP24 because he was unable to attend Sepang test or there. of Lusail or unable to ride any type of motorcycle to practice. And the deadline will be met on Friday in Qatar.
In the telematic press conference after the presentation of the Prima Pramac Ducati team at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain, ‘Frankie’ gave the latest news: “It is an injury that must be respected, that needs time, we will do what the doctors say .” It is an injury that must be respected, but it does not seem like an injury. Physically I’m very good,” explains Roman.
“I did my best, according to my trainer and the doctors. Although all my legs and body are fine, I can’t train like I usually do, as if nothing happened to me. train me now I feel like I’m in full health. “I think we’ve done everything possible in that sense. Together with the doctors and Carlo (Casablanca, his coach at the VR46 Academy), we do everything to respect the injury in my training. ,” he explained.
Now he is awaiting a final check-up with his trusted doctors on Italian soil before traveling to Doha on Monday and being examined by the World Cup doctors led by Dr. Ángel Charte on Thursday. “Most likely I’ll be running. The medicine says at least a month after my injury, let’s see if I heal as well as I should.”
Source: La Verdad
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