Lorenzo doubtful for Qatar test

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (VHMP01 @ Mar 10 2010, 07:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Can you still lift a beer bro? You had me all worried! (Just joking ).
oh yeah, god blessed me with two hands with beer can lifting in mind im sure
The thing is ,even though i broke the 5th i couldn't hold a pen which i would understand if i broke the 1st. It changed the whole mechanics of my hand. Hands and feet are very complicated fragile things.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pigeon @ Mar 10 2010, 03:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>agree but that comments about the upcoming test in Qatar & not Qatar Rnd 1
i'd save myself to be near 100% fitness for race one rather than risk a go slow in the test

Agreed. I wasn't paying close enough attention here.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chopperman @ Mar 10 2010, 08:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Yes, i fractured the 5th metacarpal just above the knuckle and while the bone healed in 5 to 6 weeks i still have not got full movement over a year later even though i had 4 month's of psyio. Surgical tendon release is/was an option but these operations quite often make thing's worst i was told. I hope for his sake his injury is not like this .
Bar fight?  Please share the Glorious details! 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Geonerd @ Mar 10 2010, 07:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Bar fight?  Please share the Glorious details! 
i had to save a young lady's virtue from an evil 10ft monster , honest ( not my 10ft monster i must add)

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#22 @ Mar 10 2010, 02:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Not according to autosport.com!!!
Interesting - wonder when that interview with Motosprint took place.

He tweeted only 6 hours ago that he still wasn't decided.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Hello people! Another day of intensive physiotherapy. Probably on monday i'll decide if i can go to Qatar test. Jorge

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yamaka46 @ Mar 10 2010, 11:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Interesting - wonder when that interview with Motosprint took place.

He tweeted only 6 hours ago that he still wasn't decided.

I would reckon he'll do some riding at it to get a bit of saddle time.He is a racer after all, who seem to put pain on the backburner when it comes to being competitive.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (hasbeenoldgit @ Mar 11 2010, 10:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>I would reckon he'll do some riding at it to get a bit of saddle time.He is a racer after all, who seem to put pain on the backburner when it comes to being competitive.
You can manage pain but restricted movement will cause problem's and there's no way around that.

Seems like Lorenzo has finally decided to Test in qatar

motogpmatters link

Good, as stated in the article, with such limited pre-season testing its important to get the laps in - 100% or not...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Renjith @ Mar 13 2010, 06:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Seems like Lorenzo has finally decided to Test in qatar

motogpmatters link


Wow, who would have thought it

Yamaha Racing Communications.
Gerno di Lesmo, Italy 15/03/2010.

Lorenzo to take part in next test in Qatar:

Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo will take part in this week's MotoGP test in Qatar, four weeks after breaking a bone in his right thumb during a training incident.

The 22-year-old has spent the time recuperating at home in Barcelona and he has now been given the all-clear by his doctor to get back on his bike. The recovery has gone well and the hand is no longer swollen, but he needs to continue with physiotherapy in order to keep repairing the muscle around the break.

His doctor has confirmed that there is no risk to the broken bone from riding, but he will need to wait until testing starts in order to ascertain if he will be able to ride and use the brake at full strength.

This week's test takes place on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th of March under the Qatar floodlights, the last test before the season starts in April.

Jorge Lorenzo
"Today we are leaving for Qatar for the last Winter test. I think that it is important that we are there. The fracture happened less than five weeks ago, but we could not have missed this last test because it would have been negative for our preparation; we are not far from the first race of the season! The doctor has made a special carbon fibre protection and Dainese have modified my glove, in order to further protect the fracture, so we will see how we get on."

Wilco Zeelenberg
"We are happy that Jorge will be back for this last pre-season test at Qatar! Of course we have had to miss a whole test but we are confident that we can make up for lost time because the 2010 bike has proved to be very competitive from the first time we have used it. We will have to wait to see how Jorge's hand feels when he starts riding, but we do not take anything for granted. The doctors have prepared a special brace for the thumb, Dainese have prepared special gloves and also a modified handlebar grip has been produced. Yamaha will give him all the support and time he needs to return to full strength."

I think he mainly want to check himself, and to know his situation better. He can learn many things by being there in test, like knowing his own weak points and comparing his form in this test with qualifying.

i dont think he'll be able to push it, without risking of getting worst.