Rossi still in pain
Jul 9, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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Rossi still in pain
Rossi still in pain - GPUpdate.net
Valentino Rossi completed a day of testing at Misano, in the East of Italy, on a YZF-R1 WSB machine, provided by the Yamaha World Superbike Team. The Italian recorded a best time of 1.38.200 and completed a total of 52 laps.
The reigning World Champion was able to ride well but he had some pain in his leg and his shoulder. He will now continue with an updated rehabilitation programme and make a decision within the next week as to whether he will ride at the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring, in ten days time.
“We made this test in order to understand how we must work from here and to see more or less how I can ride the bike,” said Rossi. “The test was positive, because I can at least ride, but there is a lot more to a MotoGP race than to a test like this one. I had some pain in the ankle, the knee and the shoulder, but above all I lacked strength in the shoulder and a bit of movement in the ankle. I would really like to come back at Sachsenring, but it is still too early to say. We still have twelve days and we must wait and see how much we can improve my condition in the next few days. The Superbike today was good and great fun to ride! I really would like to ride at Sachsenring, but we must wait another week before making a decision.”
Valentino Rossi completed a day of testing at Misano, in the East of Italy, on a YZF-R1 WSB machine, provided by the Yamaha World Superbike Team. The Italian recorded a best time of 1.38.200 and completed a total of 52 laps.
The reigning World Champion was able to ride well but he had some pain in his leg and his shoulder. He will now continue with an updated rehabilitation programme and make a decision within the next week as to whether he will ride at the German Grand Prix at Sachsenring, in ten days time.
“We made this test in order to understand how we must work from here and to see more or less how I can ride the bike,” said Rossi. “The test was positive, because I can at least ride, but there is a lot more to a MotoGP race than to a test like this one. I had some pain in the ankle, the knee and the shoulder, but above all I lacked strength in the shoulder and a bit of movement in the ankle. I would really like to come back at Sachsenring, but it is still too early to say. We still have twelve days and we must wait and see how much we can improve my condition in the next few days. The Superbike today was good and great fun to ride! I really would like to ride at Sachsenring, but we must wait another week before making a decision.”
Jul 12, 2010 | 02:01 PM
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Rossi to test again at Brno
Rossi will ride James Toseland's Yamaha R1 at Brno as the Sachsenring event looms in just four days time.
Valentino Rossi will come closer to deciding whether to race in this week's German Grand Prix after arranging a second Superbike test at Brno.
Rossi returned to testing action last week aboard the Yamaha R1 at Misano just a month after breaking his leg in an accident during the Italian Grand Prix.
Setting a best lap of 1min 38.2secs, the Italian admitted he is still lacks fitness, but is eager to get back to competition sooner rather than later.
Naming the Sachsenring as the venue for a potential return in less than a week's time, Rossi will undergo another test at Brno today [Monday] to give him a better idea of whether to target Germany or wait until the Czech event in just over a month's time.
Rossi will ride James Toseland's Yamaha R1 at Brno as the Sachsenring event looms in just four days time.
Valentino Rossi will come closer to deciding whether to race in this week's German Grand Prix after arranging a second Superbike test at Brno.
Rossi returned to testing action last week aboard the Yamaha R1 at Misano just a month after breaking his leg in an accident during the Italian Grand Prix.
Setting a best lap of 1min 38.2secs, the Italian admitted he is still lacks fitness, but is eager to get back to competition sooner rather than later.
Naming the Sachsenring as the venue for a potential return in less than a week's time, Rossi will undergo another test at Brno today [Monday] to give him a better idea of whether to target Germany or wait until the Czech event in just over a month's time.
Jul 13, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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Rossi Sachsenring decision to come Wednesday
Valentino Rossi will leave it until Wednesday to reveal his decision over whether to make his MotoGP return at this weekend's German Grand Prix.
The Italian underwent a second test on a Superbike at Brno on Monday, an outing that he says 'went better than at Misano', but it will be a round of X-rays on Wednesday that will ultimately help him decide whether to make his return earlier than initially scheduled.
Rossi completed 46 laps with a best time of 1min 59.1secs around the Czech circuit, a effort that would have placed him fourth or fifth on the grid for the World Superbike event.
Reporting that he felt less pain than during his test outing at Misano, Rossi maintains it won't be until the San Marino Grand Prix in September until he is likely to feel fully competitive once again.
“I'm very happy with how it went, I felt much better than in Misano – last week was pretty hard but I feel better and better and we have had five days between those two tests. This time my knee and shoulder didn't hurt as much,”
“Now I'll have to wait to take a decision on Wednesday after we have some X-rays as to whether I race or not in Germany. Doing a full race will be a different story, but I still have another couple of days to get a bit better
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“Racing in the next two races would be important in order to be in good shape in Brno (on August 15th), however I think we'll have to wait until Misano (on September 5th) to be fully competitive.”
“Riding the YZF-R1 was good fun, I have to thank the team for preparing the bike for me,” he stated. “We had to work a bit on my leg before checking the bike set-up. It went well and I managed some good lap times, it's a good way to get back into action.”
Valentino Rossi will leave it until Wednesday to reveal his decision over whether to make his MotoGP return at this weekend's German Grand Prix.
The Italian underwent a second test on a Superbike at Brno on Monday, an outing that he says 'went better than at Misano', but it will be a round of X-rays on Wednesday that will ultimately help him decide whether to make his return earlier than initially scheduled.
Rossi completed 46 laps with a best time of 1min 59.1secs around the Czech circuit, a effort that would have placed him fourth or fifth on the grid for the World Superbike event.
Reporting that he felt less pain than during his test outing at Misano, Rossi maintains it won't be until the San Marino Grand Prix in September until he is likely to feel fully competitive once again.
“I'm very happy with how it went, I felt much better than in Misano – last week was pretty hard but I feel better and better and we have had five days between those two tests. This time my knee and shoulder didn't hurt as much,”
“Now I'll have to wait to take a decision on Wednesday after we have some X-rays as to whether I race or not in Germany. Doing a full race will be a different story, but I still have another couple of days to get a bit better
.
“Racing in the next two races would be important in order to be in good shape in Brno (on August 15th), however I think we'll have to wait until Misano (on September 5th) to be fully competitive.”
“Riding the YZF-R1 was good fun, I have to thank the team for preparing the bike for me,” he stated. “We had to work a bit on my leg before checking the bike set-up. It went well and I managed some good lap times, it's a good way to get back into action.”
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