There was some doubt whether Pramac Ducati’s Randy de Puniet could take part in this upcoming race at Silverstone after he was taken out by Hiroshi Aoyama at the Catalunya GP (no race direction summons for this Gresini rider) and suffered what he believed was ligament damage to his ankle.
After undergoing scans and ligament damage ruled out, the French rider has been cleared to race, but will have to grit his teeth because his ankle is still sore and he admits that he’ll not be 100% fit when he’ll take to track Friday morning.
“I must say that I didn’t need this ankle injury.
I tried to relax the last couple of days, and fortunately, my doctors visit ruled out ligament damage.
It’s a shame because I did well at Silverstone, especially in qualifying.
I hope that although my physical condition is not 100%, I can repeat that performance this weekend.
”Last season De Puniet qualified in the second spot on Silverstone’s front row, and he finished the race in sixthplace, but he was riding a Honda for LCR.
