Dani Pedrosa will brave the pain from ꦫrecent surgery and try to compete in this weekend's Austin MotoGP.

The Spaniard suffered a riღght wrist fracture (radius bone) in his opening lap highside in Argentina on April 8, h๊aving been caught out by the damp track moments after a close pass from Johann Zarco forced him offline. 

Pedrosa underwent surgery on his return to Barcelon๊a,🅘 where a titanium screw was used to fix the fracture.

“Since the operation, I started feeling a bit better every day," Pedrosa said. "I’ve been doing exercises to gain mobility and reduce the inflammation. Little by little I'm recovering muscle tone, and this allows me to see some pro🎀gress.

"From here it’s difficult to know our real possibilities. We’re going to a difficult track and until I’m back on my bike I won’t be able to really know my situati💦on.

"B𒊎ut what’s clear to me at this moment is that it’s well worth it to travel and try. An important part of my strength to go to Austin comes from your messages of support, so thank you very much to all of you.”

Tyre problems in the opening Qatar round, then the accident🐈 in Argentina 𓂃;mean Pedrosa has scored just 9 out of a possible 50 points heading into round three.

The Repsol Honda rider has finished on ꦗthe podium three times fr♔om four previous COTA appearances (he missed the 2015 event due to arm pump surgery). Team-mate Marc Marquez has taken victory in all five COTA races.

It isඣ not clear if HRC test rider S▨tefan Bradl will be on standby, should Pedrosa be unable to complete the weekend.