Dani Pedrosa has yet to decide whether to once again make use of painkilling injections for this Saturday’s Dutch TT.
Aided by a stream of pain killing injections throughout the weekend, the Repsol Honda rider finished sixth in Barcelona before skipping the post-race test to rest the thigh fracture suffered at the previous Mugello round.
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Depending on the feeling from his injured hip, the Spaniard will decide with his doctors whether to have more injections.
“My intention would be to ride without receiving any pain-killing injections because gradually they lose their effectiveness and they are not something I want to rely on - we’ll see how the feeling is when I start to ride.”
“Assen is a track with good memories for me because I won my first GP here and I’ve had quite a few podiums here too,” he added.
“The atmosphere is always special here because it’s such a historic place, so I’m looking forward to getting out on track again, he concluded.”
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Pedrosa is the only Honda rider to win a race since the switch to 800cc engines. His most recent victory was at round seven of last season, meaning Honda will have gone one full season (17 races) without a win if an RCV rider fails to triumph on Saturday.
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