MELANDRI GETS MEDICAL APPROVAL TO RIDE HONDA RC211V TOMORROW
Fortuna Honda team rider Marco Melandri, who arrived at the
Assen circuit yesterday after being discharged from the Catalunya
General Hospital (Barcelona), spoke to the media today for
the first time since his accident. The Italian sat and chatted
with journalists, despite still suffering with stiffness in
his neck, after getting the green light from doctors to return
to action on his Honda RC211V tomorrow. He will undergo a
further medical examination after taking part in the second
free practice session.
MARCO MELANDRI:
“I am satisfied with my recovery. I would never have
thught that I could be here after the accident on Sunday.
For me this is a complete success. Yesterday I began a physiotherapy
programme in the Clinica Mobile, which I continued with throughout
today. I am really keen to get back on the bike but I’ll
see how I feel tomorrow. I’m still in pain and I am
getting cramps and pains in places I didn’t notice before.
For example my right shoulder now hurts me more than my left.
although my physical conditioning has helped. My objective
in the short term is to recover my fitness as son as possible.
At lunchtime Marco completed a few laps of the track on a
scooter. “Assen has always been the nicest circuit n
the calendar although they have changed it now. It is much
shorter and looks like a lot f other circuits so I think it
has lost some of its character. Tomorrow I’ll know more
about it after free practice..”
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