The break offered by the postponement of the first edition of the Kazakhstan Grand Prix to September allowed Raul Fernandez to solve a problem that has been plaguing him since the start of the 2024 MotoGP season.
On Tuesday, in Barcelona, the Trackhouse Racing driver underwent surgery to treat the compartment syndrome problem, also known as “arm pump”, which he has suffered from in his right arm since the start of the season. year.
A problem that prevented him from riding his Aprilia RS-GP23 at his best, and which, for example, prevented him from fighting all the way for the podium in Barcelona, where he qualified for the first time on the front row and where he managed to constantly remain in top positions.
Taking advantage of the fact that MotoGP will now stop until the last Sunday of June, when it will return to the track in Assen, in order not to waste time, the Spanish rider has scheduled the operation for the day following the collective tests at Mugello, in which the rain prevented him from taking measurements of the RS-GP24 that had been made available to him by the Test Team of the Noale manufacturer, in view of the moment in which he will also be able to use it in the race.
24 hours after the fasciotomy procedure, performed by doctor Xavier Mir, the US team spoke of the first positive signs. If the rehabilitation proceeds according to plan, therefore, the team expects Fernandez to be able to be regularly on track when the activities resume in the Netherlands, set for Friday 28 June.
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