Dani Pedrosa to return for Estoril GP

After withdrawing from the Australian GP two weeks ago, Dani Pedrosa will attempt to ride this weekend at Estoril.
According to the Spaniard, the two Friday practice sessions will be also be fitness test, to see if he’s recovered enough strength after fracturing his left collarbone at Motegi.
His doctors at the Institut Universitari Dexeus in Barcelona have removed the stitches following his surgery October 2nd and have given him the green light to return to action.

“We get back on track this weekend at Estoril and, in principle, the situation should be much better than it was for me in Australia,” said the Honda rider.
The Estoril circuit is not as demanding as Phillip Island and this should help me to feel more comfortable on the bike.
Plus I’ve had some more time to recover which should help too.
This kind of injury needs time to heal and with two more weeks having passed I’m really looking forward to seeing how much the shoulder has improved.

I went to visit the doctor last Tuesday to have the stitches removed, and the scar is fine.

I’ve been doing some more rehabilitation on the muscles and I have some more strength, but I will not be able to fully judge how much difference there is until I get on the bike on Friday morning.
Also, I think it can be positive for me that there will be two practice sessions on Friday again, as we had in Aragon.
In terms of the track layout, Estoril has some hard braking areas and it’s bumpy, but the fact that it has more right hand corners than left can be good for us.
So, I’m looking forward to getting there with my team and seeing how I feel.
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