After Dani Pedrosa got off his bike in Parc Ferme at the end of the MotoGP season opener at Qatar, it was obvious there was something wrong. The Spaniard was in intense pain, and could barely stand, though he recovered his composure quickly as the evening progressed.
At the post-race press conference, Pedrosa explained he had had a recurrence of the problems which he had suffered after his crash at Motegi in which he fractured a collarbone. As the race progressed, the Repsol Honda rider's left arm became numb and lost strength, making it ever more difficult to ride the bike, and forcing Pedrosa to cede first the lead to Casey Stoner and then 2nd place to Jorge Lorenzo.
Both Pedrosa and the team were very worried by the recurrence of the problem. They had not had any problems with the injury during preseason testing, with Pedrosa reporting just a single twinge in his left arm at the Sepang test, so for the injury to flare up again was cause for concern. Medical experts suggested the symptoms were reminiscent of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, a condition in which the nerves in the brachial plexus become compressed as a result of injury.
Brian Ball Andrea Ballerini Kork Ballington Hans Baltisberger Carlo Bandirola Alain Barbaroux Héctor Barberá
No comments:
Post a Comment