WSBK 2017: Davies is slowly recovering from his appalling misano collision

Just three days after his impressive accident at the very end of the first Superbike round in Misano, Chaz Davies came back to his crash in pictures. He takes the opportunity to thank his entourage and his fans… to whom he meets in Laguna Seca !

"It is undoubtedly one of the most innocent falls, but with the most nasty consequences that I have ever suffered", estimates Chaz Davies, photos in support (sequence by photographer Marco Rimondi and another by Matteo Cavadini) ! He did not actually expect to suffer as much from the consequences of a stupid loss of the front in the 14th – and fortunately very slow – corner of the circuit of …

In the middle of a fight with his best enemy Jonathan Rea to try to win the first round, by the "double" World Number One "and his Kawasaki!" I very well felt the 235 kg of the bike and the pilot take off on my back and I feel extremely lucky to be home 48 hours later without serious injuries ".

Reassured to see their "Chazie" get up immediately after the collision, fans experienced long minutes of doubt and dread when they saw the pilot finally driven off the track on a stretcher, then stretched out in a tent, behind some large white sheets hurriedly erected…

“The adrenaline and the heart make you get back on the bike, but after a few steps and an attempt to pick it up, I realized that I couldn’t breathe, I saw stars and felt like my chest had gone under a steamroller ", illustrates the Welsh.

 

"Jonathan Rea couldn’t have done anything else, except maybe give up the gas a bit and give me a second or two lead," jokes the 2015 WSBK runner-up and third in the. "Seriously, thanks to JR for worrying about me." Would their dispute be erased ?

Chaz then demonstrates that he is as facetious as he is professional by successively thanking his equipment manufacturers Alpinestars and Nolan who "kept him in one piece" (gulps), the medical team present on the circuit, the Rimini hospital and the doctor Rossi Catani.

The "Lucky Number Seven" pays homage to his dear and tender "who left for a great week waiting for me" (!), To his Aruba / it Ducati family, to the Italian spectators who encouraged and then supported him during the week -end last, as well as his followers / fans / friends around the world on social media.

Hit in the back (transverse process of the third lumbar fractured) and in the hand (contusion of the left thumb), Chaz Davies was back in his box the next day (Sunday) to follow live and on site … red, no ?

While Chaz’s counter remained stuck at 185 points last weekend in Italy, Marco’s rose to 163 points. Even more depressing, the Ninja Rea and Sykes total 296 and 246 points respectively: the mid-season milestone has just passed (14 races out of 26), Davies can already give up on the 2017 title. can still tick off many victories and turn opponents green, like at the end of last season (seven out of eight!).

"Chaz Davies was examined by Doctor Catani who drew up a positive assessment," announced the Ducati team at the start of the week. "He will have to undergo physiotherapy treatment with the intention – and the possibility – of running at Laguna Seca. Further physical examinations will be carried out before this appointment. Forza Chaz!", Concluded the Italians. To be continued on MNC: stay connected !

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