MotoGP News
Date: 29/July/2012
Ben Spies isn’t sure if he fractured some bones in his heel during a crash at the end of qualifying for his home US MotoGP round at Laguna Seca.
But whatever the medical verdict the Texan, 28, will be back on track and chasing his first podium of the season after showing strong pace all weekend.
Spies said: “The weekend had been going pretty good, pretty smooth.
“I just got on the gas a little too early. I had a highside and came down pretty hard on my heel. It’s a bit complicated with heel injuries, because there are so many small bones.
“We’ll have to wait until the swelling goes down to see if there’s any fractures, but on the bike it should be no problem anyway. Other than that I hit my head pretty hard.”
Despite the accident, and lost track time, Spies will start his home round from fourth place and is confident he has the pace to turn around a torrid season.
“The bike is feeling good and I think we can have a strong race,” he declared.
“We have enough pace to think about getting on the podium, but not the win. We’ll look at the data and try and get some more speed for tomorrow.”
Tyre choice between the hard and soft rear is likely to be a last minute decision for the frontrunners and will depend heavily on the weather.
“Both tyres are working good. I’ve been fast on the soft and fast on the hard tyre. We’ve got to wait and see,” he said.
Spies’ starting position means he will be able to easy spot which tyres the top three of Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa choose.
“I’ve got the luxury of seeing what the front row do and I can change on the grid!” he confirmed.
Spies, who announced he is quitting Yamaha at the end of this year, refused to comment on rumours that he will return to World Superbike with BMW next year.
“I haven’t made a decision yet and it is still going to be some time until I do,” said Spies. “Like I said two days ago when I make a decision I will announce it.
“Right now I don’t know what I’m going to do. We have many offers from other people so we’ll wait and see.”
Team-mate and World Championship leader Lorenzo took his fourth consecutive US GP pole on Saturday.
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