"I also have to think about the scaphoid that we thought had healed back in 2003 but is still giving me problems. For the time being I have to deal with it but we're talking to the doctors about what to do with it in the future," said Stoner.
Ducati
MotoGP project director Livio Suppo revealed more:
"We're hoping that the problems [Casey] had with his wrist at Misano don't prevent him from riding at his maximum this weekend," said the Italian. "Casey underwent a CAT scan last week, which showed that the scaphoid he fractured and had operated on back in 2003 has never completely healed. With the support of a pool of doctors over the next few weeks, Casey will decide if another operation is going to be necessary."
Nevertheless, Suppo still backs his rider for Indy success.
"Casey has an incredible ability to adapt to new things so I think he can do really well on a circuit that is unknown to everybody," he declared.
Having had problems adapting to his Ducati at the conventional grand prix tracks, Stoner's team-mate
Marco Melandri might well see the quirky Indy road circuit as an welcome opportunity - although he's expecting it to be a little tricky, and perhaps even dangerous.
"I'm really happy to be going to Indy because it is a new circuit for everybody and America is a country I love, where I always feel comfortable. Indianapolis is in a part of the United States that I've never visited so I'm also excited about that. Having said that I think it's going to be a challenging race for a variety of reasons," began Marco.
"For example they say that the grip levels change a lot over the course of the lap and that makes it tricky. I've also heard the layout is a little dangerous but until we get there and get chance to have a look at it in person there's no point making guesses.
"Personally I feel motivated because we've made progress over the last few rounds and improved my feeling with the bike over the first few laps of a race. I hope I can qualify well and start a little higher up the grid," he concluded.
