Valentino Rossi drives to Misano with a view to participating in the GP of Aragon

Valentino Rossi took to the handlebars of a Yamaha R1 yesterday on the Misano circuit (Italy) to assess his state of form, less than 20 days after his fall on an enduro motorcycle and his tibia-fibula fracture. In their sights: a return to the track this weekend in Alcaniz for the 2017 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix…

The rumor had been circulating since the end of last week: Valentino Rossi was preparing to get back in the saddle on "his" Misano circuit with the aim of gauging his physical condition, and more particularly the state of his fractured right leg on August 31 during enduro training. The Italian did complete a few laps on an R1 on Monday !

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"Shooted" by our colleagues from, the Yamaha official could only complete a dozen laps due to the arrival of the rain. Insufficient, therefore, to determine if he will be able to take the handlebars of his M1 on Friday for the first free practice session of the GP of Aragon…

Because even if Yamaha has found a replacement for him in the person of Michael van der Mark for this Spanish round, Rossi naturally cares about the idea of ​​accelerating his recovery to resume the track this weekend, only 18 days after his fall and his double fracture! Recall that the doctors had prescribed him "30 to 40 days" of rest, that is to say a duration twice as long….

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But the genius of the mountain pastures seems ready to take this risk, and for good reason: despite his withdrawal from the San Marino GP, he is still 4th in the provisional MotoGP standings with 42 points behind the current leader, Andrea Dovizioso. The No.46 is de facto still in the title race with five races to go, at least mathematically..

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Rossi could continue his tests in Misano on Tuesday – weather permitting – in order to collect more information on his state of form. His team and his entourage announce that Valentino Rossi will decide "Wednesday, September 20 at the end of the day" whether or not he will compete in the Aragon Grand Prix … Otherwise, the Dutch driver of the Doctor.

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