Dani Pedrosa will be back in action this weekend for the eighth round of the 2011 MotoGP Championship, the Grand Prix of Italy, at Mugello.
After two surgeries to fix the broken right collarbone suffered in the Grand Prix of France and having missed three consecutive races, the Repsol Honda team rider returns very motivated at the Mugello circuit, the scene where he celebrated his first of four victories last season. Pedrosa will be hoping to return to his fine form he was in before the injury, with three podiums and one win in the first three races.
"After missing three races, I'm happy to be back in Mugello. During this period I've been very focused on my recovery and after the second operation I have improved a lot," Pedrosa said.
"Im really looking forward to riding the bike, getting into the groove again and to be as competitive as I was before the injury. It's been difficult being out of competition, but that was the situation and I couldn't do more. I have been in contact with my team during this time and I know they also look forward to getting back to normal.
"Together we will work to regain the highest level and fight to win races again. Mugello is a difficult circuit, very technical and demanding, and I know it will not be easy for us, but last year we scored our first win of the season there and we would like to get a good result," the Spaniard concluded.
