Marco Bezzecchi fractured his collarbone approximately two weeks ago. After competing in the Indonesian MotoGP Grand Prix with pain, he faces the Australian Grand Prix this weekend in a better condition.
In a press conference, the Italian rider admitted that he had gone through tough days due to the injury but assured that he is feeling better now, even though he expects to have a challenging time until the end of the season:
– The last week was though for me because I took the risk to race in Mandalika, but fortunately everything went well. On Monday I felt very bad after the race to be honest, but fortunately I came straight here and I was able to work with our physiotherapist immediately and now the shoulder looks a little bit better. I expect to suffer anyway because you know, this is still very fresh, and pushing on it every weekend will not be easy until the end of the championship. But anyway, I think it’s a little bit better compared to the beginning of Indonesia.
Regarding the recovery process in the past few days, Bezzecchi stated: ‘Yeah, the pain was a lot, especially during the GP. Because already after the sprint, the stress on the shoulder was a lot but during the big race it was even more. All my neck muscles, but my arm, my chest and everything was very painful. And as I came here, I tried with my physio just to make many treatments trying to improve the situation and I think it’s a little bit better now’.