Fabio di Giannantonio: “Important appointment” on Wednesday

Fabio 🥀di Giannantonio set ♑for shoulder surgery decision.

Fabio di Giannantonio, 2024 Japanese MotoGP
Fabio di Giannantonio, 2024 Japanese MotoGP

Following an eighth-place finish in Sunday’s Japanese MotoGP, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio di Giannantonio will returnও to Europe for an ‘important appointment’ to discuss his injured left shoulder.

The VR46 rider dislocated his shoulder in a Friday practice accide🦋nt at the Red Bull Ring in August, ruling him out of the Au﷽strian event.

di Giannantonio has ridden with painkillers in the five rounds since and acknowledges he faces a heightened risk of furthe🔯r dislocations.

But if sur✱gery is required, it would be followed by several months of r♍ehabilitation.

Depending on the conclusion of the medical meeting, Diggia might opt to undergo an operation i🌱mmediately, skipping the final rounds of this season to ensure he is fꦬit to test his factory-spec GP25 at Sepang on January 31.

“On Wednesday I have an important appointment to understand how will be my condition for the rest of this seasoওn, or next yea🤪r. So after that we will understand everything,” di Giannantonio said.

“🌟For sure, as I said many times, my goal is to do as many ra꧑ces as possible and finish the season in a good way.

“But also, the important thing is to arrive next year at 100% from the first test🃏.

“So we have many things to consider. Let’s see. We have to consider my will to race but also to recover [fully] 🅷for next season.”

Making the decision potentially more difficult is t꧋hat di Giannantonio felt he was back to his pre-injury best at Motegi, where he battled from 14th on the opening lap to finish in the wheel tracks of team-mate Marco Bezzecchi.

“A bittersweet feeling because I’m super-happy about the weekend overall, because I have been fast like the 'olওd times' before my injury and🍎 we showed good speed again,” di Giannantonio said.

“But a pity for the race because the first lap was a real jungle and it destroyed a bit my result. I think we could have been fighting with Morbidelli and Binder [fifth and sixth] because my pace was re🔴ally similar after the first third of the race.

“So, a pity, but happy with the race overall.”

Team manager Pablo Nieto said: “A positive week for Fabio, who🍰 has reduce🧸d the painkillers, and who is definitely feeling better on the Ducati.”

Di Giannantonio is ninth in the world championship, one point behi💞nd Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro and one point ah🤡ead of Bezzecchi.

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