Barberá misses Brno and will be replaced by Elías

Rider Toni Elías will stand in for Héctor Barberá at the MotoGP round at the Brno Circuit. The Valencian will miss this race after his crash at Indy, leaving the Ducati in the hands of the 24.

By Gloria22 August 2012 · 2 min read

The Pramac Racing Team in the MotoGP World Championship has confirmed that rider Héctor Barberá will miss the Brno Circuit round. His unfortunate crash at the Indianapolis track has sidelined him for two more Grand Prix, despite his fantastic recovery from the leg injury, and the matter of the vertebrae requires great caution.

So we will once again see Toni Elías on track, who has already ridden the Ducati at the Laguna Seca Grand Prix and Indianapolis, and he will also race at Brno, while we wait for Barberá to be ready for Misano. We are almost certain of this, since the Valencian is a natural worker and will recover shortly.

Without a doubt, Elías has not found this MotoGP period easy. He has had to readapt to the 1000cc machines. Let us recall that he rode the 800cc bikes and then spent 10 races on Moto2, so this was an abrupt change for him, and at Indy he finished in 11th place.

Meanwhile, Barberá continues his recovery from the small fracture in the sixth dorsal vertebra. So, our encouragement goes to him. We will miss him at Brno, but what matters is that he recovers fully and can arrive at the Italian race at 100% in both leg and vertebra. Without a doubt he will achieve this, and we will see him opening the throttle on his Ducati again. We also wish Elías a good Grand Prix. It is not easy to take on the role of the 24 in this situation, but this kind of opportunity should not be wasted.

Best wishes to both of them.

Statements from Toni Elías:

I am very excited to go to the Czech Republic with the Pramac Racing Team, and I feel very honoured to be confirmed as his replacement for this 12th round of the season.

I will be with them for the third time, and my feelings both with the bike and with the team are much better compared with the Laguna Seca race.

Brno is one of my favourite circuits, because it is technical and fast, and these characteristics allow riders to get the maximum potential from their bike.

I have very good memories of Brno, and these are a great incentive to achieve a good result this year too.

Source | Pramac Racing Team