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Speculation is growing at the Czech Republic World Superbike round that world champion Valentino Rossi will test James
Toseland’s factory R1 engine this week.
Rossi is anxious to make a come back from injury at next weekend’s
German MotoGP event at the Sachsenring and will use the test at the Brno track to further enhance his healing progress.
The Fiat Yamaha competitor tested an R1 WSB motorbike last week at the Misano track near his Tavullia residency as
he aims for a return from the broken right leg he incurred in a tough practice match last month.
Rossi had originally
set a date for return for the Brmo MotoGP on August 15, however the quick progress of his healing enables him to contemplate
a come back in Germany, only 41 days after breaking his leg.
Rumors are rife that Rossi will arrive to the Czech
Republic to race former Monster Yamaha Tech 3 MotoGP hero James Toseland’s R1.
Rossi will then decide whether
he is fit enough to race at Sachsenring or if more treatment is required.
Rossi says he was happy with the progress
at Misano, however complained of agony in his right tibia and the right shoulder he first injured in April.
The
31-year-old says, “We made this test in order to understand how we must work from here and to see more or less how I
can ride the bike. The test was positive, because I can at least ride, but there is a lot more to a MotoGP race than to a
test like this one.
"I had some pain in the ankle, the knee and the shoulder, but above all I lacked strength
in the shoulder and a bit of movement in the ankle. I would really like to come back at Sachsenring, but it is still too early
to say. We still have twelve days and we must wait and see how much we can improve my condition in the next few days. The
Superbike today was good and great fun to ride! I really would like to ride at Sachsenring, but we must wait another week
before making a decision."
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