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From Fiat Yamaha Racing
POSITIVE TEST AT MONTMELO SETS ROSSI UP FOR NEXT RUN OF
RACES
After claiming an important 20 points in yesterday's Grand Prix
of Catalunya, Valentino Rossi and his crew were back at work today for a half
day test at the Montmelo circuit. Rossi shared the track with the large majority
of the MotoGP grid, although his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo was still absent as he
continues his recovery from Friday's crash.
Having experienced some set-up problems during the weekend, the
team concentrated largely on working through those issues during today's test
and improving their package with Donington in mind. As usual there were also
plenty of tyres to test with Bridgestone and Rossi set his best lap of 1'41.857
on a qualifying tyre, a time considerably better than his time from Saturday's
official qualifying session. The Italian completed 61 laps and set the second
fastest time of the day, behind Casey Stoner.
Next stop for the team is Donington Park in the UK for the
British Grand Prix on 22nd June.
LORENZO UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL SKIN GRAFT IN
BARCELONA
Fiat Yamaha
rider Jorge Lorenzo will leave hospital within the next 24 hours after
undergoing successful surgery on his injured right hand and further neurological
checks in Barcelona today.
The 21-year-old has undergone a skin graft on the fourth
and fifth fingers of his right hand. Renowned hand specialist Dr Xavier Mir
carried out the operation in the Dexeus Institute, using skin from Lorenzo's
right wrist.
A final CAT scan also confirmed that the MotoGP rookie has
fully recovered from concussion, although he still cannot entirely recall the
moments immediately before the accident in the second free practice session of
the Grand Prix of Catalunya last Friday.
Dr Mir has recommended a further
night under observation before a full week of complete rest.
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