Pedrosa to miss Catalan GP
Added on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor | No Comments
Pedrosa to miss Catalan GP
Dani Pedrosa will miss the Catalunya Grand Prix this weekend after failing to recover from surgery for a broken collarbone.
The Repsol Honda rider was facing a race against time to be fit for this weekend’s round in Barcelona, following a crash with Marco Simoncelli at Le Mans three weeks ago, but has failed to recover in time to compete this weekend.
Pedrosa will sit out this weekend’s action in what is a bitter blow to his title chances.
“After France, I had surgery to stabilise the fracture of my right collarbone and hoped to be ready for Barcelona,” he said. “I pushed myself as best as I could but I feel that my collarbone is not yet ready. I think I must rest for a while and recover properly. Since early this year I’ve had many problems and operations and I really believe I must stop now and let this heal properly.
“I would love to be in Montmeló with all the fans that follow me but for me if I’m on track, I’m there to fight for victory and offer them a good race. I feel that is not possible at the moment and therefore the most sensible thing is not to compete.
“It is a big shame what happened. Despite all the problems I had earlier in the season, this year I felt very strong and I was aware that I could beat my opponents. I want to say thank you to you all for your support and hope to be back in full shape as soon as possible to continue giving my best.”
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