Despite breaking his collarbone at the British
MotoGP (top picture) in early July, while standing in for the injured
Toni Elias, DFX Honda's
Michel Fabrizio intends to honour his WSBK commitments by taking part in this weekend's Brno round.
The Italian has endured a tough debut season in the Corona Extra championship, but hopes his collarbone injury won't hold him back too much at a circuit where he finished second on a Supersport machine last year.
"My right collar-bone will not be at 100% but I hope that the ache will be bearable," said Fabrizio. "I have thought frequently of the crash at
Donington but it was just a mistake due to my inexperience. My first objective is the World Superbike Championship, and for my DFX team, I hope to make a very good race in Brno."
Fabrizio isn't the only DFX rider injured, with class veteran Pierfrancesco Chili - who sustained pelvic and shoulder injuries in mid-April - hoping to finally approach full fitness in time for one of his favourite events.
"The long break from Misano to now has been good for my recovery," said Chili. "Brno is a very beautiful circuit for me because it is driving-school for us old riders! The bike has improved after the tests there so I hope in the good result for my team."
