MotoGP Andrea Dovizioso: “don’t worry, I’m tough”

Andrea Dovizioso committed his scariest career antics at Silverstone, shortly after the start of the British Grand Prix. Forced to climb Fabio Quartararo's Yamaha in distress with his Ducati, he found himself in the air only to crash on the English track from which he had the greatest difficulty getting up. He is now giving his news. And they are reassuring.

« Don't worry, I'm tough. I have already returned home. » It is with these words written on his official social media profiles, and accompanied by a photo in which he is surrounded by his usual friends, thatAndrea Dovizioso reassured the fans and the entire MotoGP paddock. The disappointment remains after losing valuable points in the title race against Marc Márquez, and the Ducati official still feels residual pain in his head and hip.

But, given the frightening accident of which he was the collateral victim at the start of the British Grand Prix and the subsequent hard landing on the asphalt, these consequences are all very limited. No fractures, no injuries, as confirmed by his trainer Fabrizio Borra , historical physiotherapist of Fernando Alonso, with whom he resumed his work: “ at the request of the English doctors, we redid all the examinations, orthopedic and neurological, which, fortunately, are negative ", has explained Erase at the microphone of Gazzetta dello Sport. “ And we will do it again on Wednesday, because it is possible that certain problems arise 48 hours after the trauma. We began to extract a little in water, in order to reactivate the body and absorb the edema caused by the fall. »

The results confirmed the success of the precautionary measures already taken at Coventry Hospital immediately after the accident. The physiotherapy session and pool training were the first steps in his return to fitness. All that remains is to have the green light to return to the track: between today and tomorrow, his presence will be officially taken into account for the tests scheduled for Thursday and Friday in Misano, where the objective of Dovizioso is to return to the track with his Ducati. “ We'll see if he can do at least a few laps ", confirmed Delete. « But that will only happen if Andrea is fully capable of trying, we will not take unnecessary risks »