Doctors gave Lorenzo Savadori the okay to race at Silverstone after having had surgery on his right ankle twenty days ago. The worst is over, so to speak, because he will only be able to understand the real conditions of his ankle tomorrow when he joins the Aprilia RS-GP for the first free practice.
“I passed the visit, but now we have to find out how I’ll feel on the bike,” he explained. “I still have a little pain, but when it’s just pain I clench my teeth. The most important thing will be the sensations in the saddle, and I can’t wait to compete in this race. I haven’t done it in a long time. “
If Lorenzo gets the answers he is looking for about his physical condition tomorrow, he will have to look to the future. News that Aprilia Viñales will compete in 2022 excludes him from the team for next year, and it is not yet clear whether Maverick can take his place this season after testing at Misano.
“In all honesty, I haven’t spoken to Aprilia about it, “he stated.”My priority is to stay in MotoGP. I’m from the CIV and I’m the rookie of them all. I’m just starting out with my bike and I can get even stronger. At the moment I have already proven that I can stay in MotoGP and know that I can give more. “
The problem is, Aprilia would only have one spot as a test driver, with bonuses of six wild cards per season considering they can take advantage of regulatory concessions.
“I would love to drive full time, especially now that I’m more comfortable“Explained Savadori. “I can understand Aprilia, an opportunity arose with Viñales and they seized it.”
But Lorenzo has to choose if he wants to stay in MotoGP.
“I think it would be very important for Aprilia to have a satellite team and I would love to be a part of it. I am not ruling out the possibility of taking the exam in the next year, but with the possibility of joining the second team in the next team,Lorenzo is considering, but this seems difficult to implement when you consider that all the teams have already signed contracts with the manufacturers who will also supply them with bicycles for 2023.