STEFAN BRADL FORCED TO MISS HIS HOME RACE
Following his crash during the race at the TT Assen on Saturday 27th of June, where Stefan Bradl fractured his right scaphoid, the Athinà Forward rider will not take part at this weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.
The German rider immediately started rehabilitation after surgery last Monday, in which Dr. Stefan Krischak at the clinical centre in Augsburg fixed the broken bone with a so-called Herbert screw he then was determined to ride his Yamaha Forward in front of his home crowd this weekend but despite all efforts and treatments, the pain still persists and therefore the doctors have recommended him not to return to the track too early and rest for a full recovery for the second part of the season.
#6 Stefan BRADL (Athinà Forward Racing, Yamaha Forward):
“It’s really a shame to be forced to miss my home Grand Prix, but doctors have advised me not to rush the recovery in order not to jeopardize the rest of the season. The surgery went well and I was able to start rehabilitation immediately after but my hand is still sore and I will try to take full advantage of the four weeks break before the season continues in Indianapolis mid of August. I’m sure to be 100 percent fit there. Of course I will attend the Sachsenring race weekend with my team in order to follow my appointments with the media, the sponsors and all my fans who have been really close to me during the week after I had surgery.”