Dani Pedrosa has confirmed that he’ll be ready to race in this weekend’s Australian GP after breaking his collarbone during free practice at Motegi ten days ago when a throttle glitch on his Honda made him crash.
Missing two GP’s, the Honda Reposl rider lost his title chance of contesting the title championship with Jorge Lorenzo, will work on keeping second place in the standings.
“It was hard to take the decision to not go to Malaysia, but after another week I feel it was the right thing to do because during these days my condition has improved quite a lot,” said Pedrosa.
“So I’m looking forward to getting to Australia and finding out how I feel on the bike.
I will arrive at Phillip Island on Wednesday to have some time to recover from the flight and rest a little bit.
“I know it will be tough because Phillip Island is a very demanding track and also the weather conditions can play a big part, but I really believe it’s time to come back with my team and try to return to the high level of performance we had before the crash in Japan.
”“After the operation I began rehabilitation immediately.
The surgery was very successful and the plate was well fixed, so the main problem was not the collarbone but the stiffness in my neck and all around my shoulders.
I’ve been having massage and doing exercises with my physiotherapist and I will keep this up in Australia.
”“The championship is decided, but for us it’s still not over,” Pedrosa said.
“The target now is to retain second place in the standings and continue working on the bike so that we arrive in good shape for the winter tests, when we will start working for next year.
”The Spanish rider currently has 228 points with Valentino Rossi at 181, Casey Stoner at 180 and Andrea Dovizioso at 179.
