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A QUESTION MARK FOR TEAM KOMMERLING GRESINI MOTO3 IN QATAR  

The final official test of what has been a very long preseason is over and it is now time to concentrate on the opening event of the 2019 Moto3 World Championship, which gets underway this Friday 8 March at the Losail International Circuit – where riders of all classes have wrapped up their final winter test yesterday.

It will surely be a very emotion-filled weekend as Riccardo Rossi prepares for his maiden World Championship race, while Gabri Rodrigo will need a near-miracle in order to be fit to race after breaking his right collarbone at Losail – following a highside at turn five.

The Argentine rider of team Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 underwent surgery yesterday – performed by the experienced hands of Dr Mir at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona – and will fly to Qatar on Thursday to perform the medical check and then hopefully get on track for free practice the following day.

His Italian team mate will continue his familiarisation with his Honda NSF250RW in a weekend that is going to be challenging but exciting at the same time.

Moto3 action will begin at 13:50 local time (GMT +3) with the first free practice of the quarter-litre class, while the maiden race of the year will get underway at 15:00 on Sunday.

 

RICCARDO ROSSI #54

“The three-day test is over and I must admit I’m not fully satisfied with the results, although not too negative either. We worked really hard and we know there’s a lot more to be done. We only worked on our race pace, so I’m not worried about lap-times as they’re not very indicative. Unfortunately, I crashed out on the last day and that kind of halted our work, but I must say that the feeling with the bike is improving and I feel it mine more and more every day. I like the track and I cannot wait for Friday to get back on my Honda.”

 

GABRI RODRIGO #19

“It was a perfect preseason until Saturday, but things can change very quickly unfortunately. It’s useless to feel sorry for myself: surgery went well and I must thank Dr Mir, so now I’m only thinking of getting back to Qatar and join the team. I had a good night and I’m leaving the hospital today in order to start with rehab. I must say that I feel less pain compared to previous collarbone surgeries, and the doctor confirmed that the fracture was not as bad, so the plate will be more of support than else. Obviously I will only know how bad it is once I get on the bike, but I’m really looking forward to it!”


A QUESTION MARK FOR TEAM KOMMERLING GRESINI MOTO3 IN QATAR    - Gresini Racing
A QUESTION MARK FOR TEAM KOMMERLING GRESINI MOTO3 IN QATAR    - Gresini Racing