Rossi Says Fractured Wrist Is Not 100% But It Is Better Than At Assen

Rossi Says Fractured Wrist Is Not 100% But It Is Better Than At Assen

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Camel Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi’s broken right wrist is not “100%,” the five-time MotoGP World Champion told reporters Thursday in a pre-event press conference before the British Grand Prix at Donington Park, but it is better than it was for last week’s Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, where Rossi suffered the injury in a crash during practice. “I’m quite comfortable for the weekend because I feel good, I feel good power (but) for sure I’m not at 100%,” said Rossi, his right arm wrapped in clear plastic and bandages. “This is bad because for sure Assen and Donington are two good tracks for me and for the (YZR-)M1 so it is possible we lose some points. At Assen, I was able to arrive anyway eighth with the situation of the wrist was a lot worse. So here I am quite comfortable because I love this track. This is my second home Grand Prix because I live in London, but I always like a lot this track from the first year. I win a lot of times in lots of conditions. Asked about the timing of his injury, at the second race of a back-to-back-to-back stint of three races in the middle of the season, Rossi said, “It was a big, big crash in one of the worst point of the year. Riding like this is difficult. In the past, I see a lot of riders in this condition. For me, it was the first time, but I think it was good. I need to special thank you to all the staff because I was not very sure of race, but they give me a lot of confidence. Saturday the condition of the wrist for the race especially the pain was a lot less also the movement was not at maximum. “Now I have 46 points of disadvantage. Nicky at this point of the season is very, very constant. He’s able also to win, but his arrival always in the front when he have problems. So he is very hard, but anyway we are at half-season. The Championship is a lot long. I have a lot of unlucky with the bike and also with the crash, so we have to make a good second half of the season, try to recover points.” Rossi also suffered a fractured bone in his left ankle in the crash, but he said this injury was no problem at all.

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