Portugal’s Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia) returns to competition next weekend at the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas, the third round of the World Speed Championship, to be held in Austin, USA. , the RNF team moved up this Monday.
However, the Portuguese rider, who sustained a blow injury to several tendons in his right leg during the GP of Portugal on March 26 after being hit by Spaniard Marc Márquez (Honda), will still have to pass the medical examination. organization of the championship.
“Miguel Oliveira, who suffered an unfortunate injury at his home race less than three weeks ago, is ready to return this week and travel to the US. However, he must undergo a medical on Thursday and be declared fit for the race.”the Portuguese pilot’s team said in a statement.
RNF Aprilia also emphasizes that Oliveira has “good feelings about his recovery”.
The 28-year-old Portuguese pilot says he is “clearly excited” about the trip to the US.
“It was a pity to miss the Argentinian GP [segunda prova do campeonato]but I’m looking forward to working with the team again and discovering the bike on this track again.”he stressed.
The Portuguese driver admits that the Circuit of the Americas has been “not an easy track” for him in the past, but this year he hopes to “turn things around and start the weekend strong”.
Score both points in the sprint race [sábado] as in the main [domingo] it would be good and of course important after not being able to do anything in the last three chances”concluded Miguel Oliveira.
The GP of the Americas is the third of 21 races on the 2023 calendar.
After two contested rounds, Italian Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati) leads the MotoGP championship by 50 points.
Miguel Oliveira is 19th, with three points following seventh place in the sprint race at the Portuguese GP. He has since been forced to retire in the feature race of the Portuguese race due to the shock of Marc Márquez, who missed the next round in Argentina due to the injury suffered in that incident.
Source: DN
