Joe Roberts’ damaged collarbone won’t impression his hopes of a MotoGP journey for 2025, his supervisor insists.
America’s greatest hope to turn out to be a future MotoGP rider suffered a giant highside at Assen on Friday.
Regardless of turning as much as the storage and emphatically ripping away a ‘get nicely quickly’ message, guidelines prohibited Roberts from competing in the remainder of the spherical.
However, his supervisor John Hopkins has revealed that two groups – yet another than beforehand presumed – are in talks for Roberts’ signature.
“We’re chatting with a few groups proper now,” Hopkins advised TNT Sports activities.
“There are a few groups serious about Joe.
“One particularly, actually at lunch [on Friday], that went extraordinarily nicely.”
These two groups will not be anticipated to be postpone by his damaged collarbone.
“Accidents are accidents, not one thing that may be technically be blamed on a rider,” Hopkins mentioned.
“I don’t assume it’s going to have an effect on that an excessive amount of. We’re nonetheless pushing for that MotoGP journey.
“However most significantly we would like him to win the championship.
“He’s targeted on the current. I’m targeted on his future. We’re doing the very best we will. I can’t give any full updates but. However we’re working onerous on it…”
The workforce most significantly linked to Roberts have been Trackhouse, the Aprilia satellite tv for pc venture whose rebrand this 12 months means they’re now US-owned.
Trackhouse are but to verify any riders for 2025.
First phrases out of his mouth had been ‘I’m going to f***** race’
Hopkins detailed Roberts’ surgical procedure: “I used to be with Joe all evening and all [Saturday] morning. He had a plate and screws put into his proper collarbone.
“It’s such a disgrace, he was on hearth. He’d solely achieved two laps on gentle tyres earlier than that.
“It was only a tiny slide. Nothing he hasn’t had earlier than. It simply let go just a little an excessive amount of, mixed with the wind, it was a foul impression, he got here down awkwardly. That’s racing.”
Roberts bullishly hoped to race 48 hours later however guidelines prevented that ambition.
“Truthfully, Joe is a racer,” Hopkins mentioned.
“The primary phrases out of his mouth had been ‘I’m going to f***** race tomorrow’.
“Clearly there’s a 48-hour ban from common anaesthesia till you’ll be able to race, which is an efficient factor.
“However instantly, I mentioned ‘let’s consider Sachsenring’. He has each intention of coming again at Sachsenring, and driving in addition to he can.”
The spherical in Germany subsequent week may realistically see the injured Roberts return to motion.
“I feel he might be within the factors,” Hopkins mentioned.
“He’s received to relaxation and physio it this week. Get as a lot energy as he can.
“Fortunately it wasn’t a foul break. It wasn’t severed, it wasn’t totally displaced. It was fractured unhealthy however not totally displaced.”
Roberts is third within the Moto2 standings after Assen, 23 factors behind chief Sergio Garcia.
