MotoGP Italy: Jorge Martin's return is not yet guaranteed for Mugello

Jorge Martin went from the paradise of a pole position and a podium after his second Grand Prix in MotoGP to the hell of a crash and injuries during the following meeting in Portimao. The Pramac Ducati rider announced from his bed of pain that he would make his comeback during the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello, which will take place at the end of May. He showed on his social network that he trained a lot for this. But for the moment, nothing is guaranteed…

Case law Marc Marquez or not, we are now being much more cautious within the medical profession who must give discharge to riders returning from injury to get back on the handlebars of their motorcycle. Proof of this is this official list of entrants for the Italian Grand Prix next week at Mugello which includes the addition of Michele Pirro as a joker for Ducati, While Jorge Martin, the rookie who was injured in a serious accident at Portimao, is not included.

The site Motorsport indicates that the crew member John Zarco still appears under the heading 'absent due to injury', with the indication 'replaced by TBA' next to it, meaning he can be replaced in the Borgo Panigale home fixture.

However, the pilot does not rule out his presence and continues to train as much as possible to try to return next week. This Friday, Martin will have to undergo a check-up in Barcelona, ​​with the doctors who operated on him assessing how his recovery is going and whether it is safe for him to get back on a MotoGP or not. But even if he then had the approval of his doctors, he would still have to go through the medical fitness examination scheduled for the Thursday before the launch of hostilities in Tuscany.

Jorge Martin was seriously injured

For the time being, Pirro, who is the test driver of the Bolognese brand, is registered for Ducati, who should field a third red motorcycle for the home Grand Prix. Another option, if Martin does not recover, could see him ride on the Spaniard's motorcycle, because the regulations require Pramac to have two riders.

In the last two races, it is Tito Rabat who replaced Martin. But when the Italian Grand Prix is ​​in full swing, the Catalan will be in his championship WSBK, which makes its mobilization impossible, a priori. But Tito Rabat would not have ruled out this possibility. It will be recalled that Martin was injured on April 17 in Portimao and subsequently underwent three different surgeries to reduce seven fractures.

 

George Martin he himself is now cautious about his presence at the Mugello...