Jake Dixon, by revealing the seriousness of his wrist injury, confirms that being a motorcycle rider means having a strong heart and a person with unfailing morale. Indeed, one can go from happiness to great distress in less time than it takes to turn the handle. A bad fall can turn everything upside down in a flash, even threatening a promising career...
Jake dixon experienced an upward slope in his young racing career Moto2 by gaining momentum during the 2020 season on his Kalex Petronas. Unlucky, but leader for a long time during a French Grand Prix which finally ended in the gravel trap, the Englishman could hope for an end to the campaign rewarding his progress. Instead, there was that crash at the European Grand Prix that left him with a badly bruised wrist.
On the waves of MotoGP.com, Jake Dixon revealed the difficult times he had to go through during this period: “ no one really knows how badly I broke it “, said the 25-year-old pilot about his wrist. “ It was really about whether I could ever get back on a motorcycle.. I'm going to ride for the first time to see what my range of motion is. It's not in its place yet, but I think I have enough movement to be able to get back on the track ».
Dixon underwent a two-hour operation in Manchester in December, but reveals for the first time that the operation saved his career after a horrendous list of injuries to his right wrist following a highside at Turn 4 of FP2 on the Ricardo Tormo circuit. “ I didn't know the extent of my injury until my surgeon came to me and said, "Look, this is the extent of the injury and whether you can ride a motorcycle again depends on the quality of the operation”. It was a huge shock, obviously thinking I had just broken my wrist, but realizing that I had actually shattered it in three different places, dislocated and torn all the ligaments. I still feel the resulting pain ».
Jake Dixon says he learned a big life lesson
« It was super difficult. It was so monotonous doing the same routine almost every day: training, physio then gym, which includes physio again. So it's super difficult, but I have to take it upon myself. It was my mistake, so there's no one to blame but me. It taught me some lessons on how to be a better person and a better motorcycle rider. Everything happens for a reason and, I hope, this puts me in a good position for the future he said.
After four difficult months, Jake dixon admits to just being able to get back on the bike, which inevitably puts a damper on the start of his season in Qatar in March. Supported by fabio quartararo, the Englishman is also the one who is considered to be the successor to a Cal Crutchlow who ended his career as a starting rider in MotoGP…
