Miguel Oliveira says it’s “practical” that he’ll return to Misano World SBK, though it’s not but sure.
Oliveira will miss this weekend’s Aragon World SBK Spherical after injuring his shoulder and sustaining a concussion in a fall through the Tremendous Pole race at Balaton Park in early Might. He additionally missed the Czech Republic spherical two weeks in the past.
The Portuguese rider was beforehand anticipated to return to Donington Park in July, however now believes Misano is a risk from June 12-14.
Miguel Oliveira, 2026 Hungarian World SBK, Pit Field. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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“I believe it is practical to consider[returning to Misano],” Oliveira instructed WorldSBK.com in Aragon. He’ll be part of the BMW workforce, which additionally contains Michael van der Mark and Hannes Sommer, this weekend after Danilo Petrucci was injured within the Most.
“We do not know in what situation we’ll arrive, however that’s definitely the primary objective,” Oliveira continued.
He added that his restoration is progressing “fairly shortly.”
“An harm is an harm. You progress week by week,” he mentioned.
“My automobile goes fairly nicely and fairly quick. To not the purpose the place I might come right here and trip, however I positively really feel extra ready than I felt final week.”
Miguel Oliveira, 2026 Netherlands World SBK, Grid. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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He continued: “Final week we did some workouts with rubber bands and tried to get the mobility again within the shoulder.
“That is the place we’re at and hopefully inside two weeks I will be wholesome sufficient to get on the bike and compete.”
Van der Mark, who changed Oliveira, certified seventh and completed eleventh on Saturday, however Hannes Soomer crashed early on.
Sunday’s race could possibly be with out Jake Dixon after he endured “great ache” in Race 1 on Saturday after which indicated he would want to determine on Sunday morning whether or not to compete in each races tomorrow.
