Let it be said, it is not a broken collarbone that stops a Rabat from doing his job. In Moto2, he had already shown that a week after playing pool, he could get back on a motorcycle and play at the front. An approach that he decided to repeat in MotoGP, in order to honor his meeting in Catalonia this weekend.
We expected his package and we got what we paid for. The driver Marc VDS, teammate of Jack Miller, will be in Catalonia this weekend with the intention of riding his RC213V which violently threw him off track during the third free practice session of the Italian Grand Prix, a little over ten days ago . Assessment? A broken left collarbone. Direction Barcelona and the surgery of doctors Mir and Marlet who, in 90 minutes, installed a plate and eight titanium screws. This is how the former Moto2 World Champion intends to brave, among other things, the 25 laps of the Catalan race. On condition, however, that the medical staff gives him discharge during the control visit which will take place on Thursday.
It must be said that the air of Barcelona is good for one Rabat who has been on the Moto2 podium on three occasions during his last three visits, with a pole position to boot in 2014: “ I thank the medical team at the Mugello circuit and my team for all the attention received after my accident. Their responsiveness allowed me to manage this situation as best as possible by giving me a chance to do my national Grand Prix this weekend. The doctors, as always, did a magnificent job. » declares the 26-year-old pilot.
« I focused completely on my recovery to be in Catalonia. The objective will be to regain my strength as quickly as possible and to confirm our progress with the Honda. I will try to finish the race and improve my sensations with the bike. If we can do all that, then I think we will have had a successful meeting. ».
Tito Rabat begins this year in MotoGP aboard the second Honda of the Marc VDS team. After five starts, he has scored 11 points and is seventeenth in the championship. His best position is ninth place in Argentina.
