Capirossi to attend Donington MotoGP race
Loris Capirossi is on his way to join the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP
team for this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Donington,
despite being sidelined with a broken hand and not being able
to race.
The experienced Italian broke the fifth metacarpus of his
right hand at the Catalunya GP just 10 days ago and has undergone
intense physiotherapy since then to repair the injury. Capirossi
is now demonstrating his professional attitude and passion
for the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP team by joining his crew and the
rest of the squad for the team’s home Grand Prix, even
though he knows he will just be a spectator and not a competitor.
Capirossi will be at trackside for Sunday’s race and
will be available to offer any advice and assistance to regular
team-mate Chris Vermeulen and replacement rider Ben Spies
– who will be deputising for Capirossi and making his
MotoGP debut at the English circuit.
Following the Donington race Capirossi will join Vermeulen
at the team’s UK headquarters at the Crescent Suzuki
Performance Centre in Verwood near Bournemouth, Dorset for
the ‘Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Open Evening’ on Monday
23rd June where both riders will be available to meet and
greet fans. Capirossi will then travel to Assen in The Netherlands
with the aim of being able to race in the Dutch TT on Saturday
28th June.
Loris Capirossi:
“I’m incredibly disappointed that I’m coming
to a MotoGP and not racing! But it is a pleasure to come and
support the team and continue with all the promotional events
surrounding the team’s home Grand Prix. I know what
an important event this is to everybody and I will be around
to help out as much as I can and supporting both the guys
- even though I know it will be so difficult to watch when
all I want to do is ride! Being at Donington will make me
even more determined to get back on the GSV-R at Assen, and
that is certainly what I will be doing my best to achieve!”
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