Despite Tweeting at the weekend he wanted to rest up and would not fly to the Laguna Seca MotoGP round, reigning champion is now on his way to the airport after performing a U-turn more than likely because title rival Dani Pedrosa also plans to race.
The works Yamaha rider had to have further surgery on his damaged collarbone after another crash at the Sachsenring dented the plate put in after his huge Assen highside. He had planned to miss the Californian meeting but now wants to 'try'.
"Finally we have decided to go to Laguna Seca. Following the final medical check and after speaking with Doctor Rodríguez we are going to try. At the beginning I seriously thought that it might have been convenient to take the necessary time to recover and be back at Indy but in the last two days I have felt much better so now I want to be there, although I will try to not take too many risks," said Lorenzo.
"I want to be there also for the fans, for the championship but especially for my team, that is waiting for me. I want to thank everybody for all the support I have received so far and I want to say "thank you" to the doctors who took care of me after the crash at Sachsenring, both at the Clinica Mobile and at the Hospital General de Catalunya, especially Doctors Rodríguez and Cots."
