Le Mans-DaniPedrosathreatenedto returnasidefrom thecircuit.AccidentatLeManson Sunday(15/05/2011),making itpotentiallyevenabsentinhis hometownseries,MotoGPCatalunya,Spain,threeweeks.
Pedrosarecoveringfromleftshoulderinjury,nowhave toback injury.This time,his right shoulderwas injuredafterthemotorcyclebouncedbackafternudgingbenMarcoSimoncelliwhenboth arefighting forsecond placeatLeMans.
As quoted inTheIndependent, Tuesday(05/17/2011),thisinjurysuddenlymakethe existence ofPedrosainMotoGPthisseason,threateneda mess.Spaniardisreportedlygoing tomissthefifthMotoGPseriesinfront ofthe publicinBarcelona, 5June.
More thanthat,theSpaniardevenrumoredgoing toback upthe tablesurgerytoheala brokenboneinhis shoulder.Ifthishappens,then,Pedrosawasendangeredabsentinmorethanoneseries.
"Withinthe next few days,wewilldecidewhetherheshouldundergosurgerytorestorebonefractureinhis shoulderorletthe bonehealitselfwithoutintervention(surgery),"saidonestaffRepsolHondateam.
As a result ofthisaccident,Pedrosaalsomust be willing topositionin thestandings,slipped.Driverswhowon theseriesinEstoril,Portugalthispositionmust bewilling togo downtonumber threewith61 points,orfive pointsbehindteam-mateCaseyStonerand17pointsadriftofleague leaderswhileJorgeLorenzo.