Had problems with his left arm, Pedrosa finished third at Qatar | admin| MotoGP, Results 1 Comment »| 21 Mar 2011 | 
Dani Pedrosa finished third at Qatar GP behind Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo. However, Dani admitted that he had problems with his left arm during the race. It’s obviously worrying, but let’s all hope for the best.
Here’s a quote from Dani
“I’m disappointed, not for the race I had, but for the physical problems I had again with my left arm. Already in practice I felt something, but I was not sure if it could be that bad. At the end I couldn’t grab the handlebar and in the last 7-8 laps I couldn’t use the clutch at all. I was just holding the arm and I was suffering a lot. The bike was perfect all race, I had the chance to win but I had a very hard time, one of the toughest races of my life. I don’t know what I can do because I should be ok after the rest I had this winter. I did the tests and everything was in order. I feel sorry for my team as well, because the bike was very good, fast, perfect also in the corners. I’m proud of how I’ve been riding, I’ve been fighting with Casey in this circuit, as nobody else did in the past, but at the same time, I feel sad because I don’t know what the future will bring. I know we will go to Jerez in two weeks, where the bike will run very well, and I’m very strong and fast, but I don’t know what will happen”.
Source
Race Results
1. Stoner
2. Lorenzo
3. Pedrosa
4. Dovizioso
5. Simoncelli
6. Spies
7. Rossi
8. Edwards
9. Hayden
10. Aoyama
11. Crutchlow
12. Barbera
13. Abraham
Dani,
I used to race off-road in Southern California, even won some number 1 plates but I got discouraged and a quit racing competively because my right hand started going numb right at the start of the race and would effect how I would ride the event. It turned out to be carpel tunnel syndrome, if I had found out sooner I would have kept racing.
I hope you have been tested for CTS because it was like night and day for me. Stopped the numbness completely.
Good Luck,
Mark