Portuguese rider Miguel Oliveira (April) will return to competition next weekend at the MotoGP Americas Grand Prix, the third round of the World Speed Championship to be held in Austin, USA, the team said. this Monday RNF.
However, the Portuguese rider, who suffered an impact injury to several tendons in his right leg during the Portuguese Grand Prix on March 26 after being hit by the Spaniard Marc Marquez (Honda), still needs to undergo a medical examination. championship organization.
“Miguel Oliveira, who suffered an unfortunate injury at home less than three weeks ago, is ready to return this week and travel to the US. However, on Thursday he needs to undergo a medical examination to be declared fit to race. This is stated in the statement of the team of the Portuguese pilot.
RNF Aprilia also emphasizes that Oliveira is “taking good care of his recovery.”
The 28-year-old Portuguese pilot says he is ‘clearly excited’ about the US trip.
“It was a shame to miss the Argentine Grand Prix. [segunda prova do campeonato]but I look forward to working with the team again and rediscovering the bike on this track,” he stressed.
The Portuguese driver admits that in the past the American circuit “was not easy for him”, but this year he hopes that he will be able to “make a difference and start the weekend strong”.
“Score points like in a sprint race [sábado] like basically [domingo] that would be good and of course important after I couldn’t do anything in the last three opportunities,” concluded Miguel Oliveira.
The American Grand Prix is the third of 21 races on the 2023 calendar.
After two already contested rounds, Italy’s Marco Besecchi (Ducati) leads the MotoGP championship with 50 points.
Miguel Oliveira is 19th with three extra points as a result of seventh place in the Portuguese Grand Prix sprint race. He has since been forced to retire in the main race of the Portuguese race due to the shock of Marc Marquez, who missed the next round in Argentina due to an injury sustained in that incident.