Danilo Petrucci is facing the possibility of being unable to participate in the 2022 Dakar Rally after testing positive for COVID.
And he doesn’t often get news that can classify him as deviant. And his most recent information is far from good.
The Italian racer has been pushing hard, of late. To make the transition from MotoGP rider to Dakar competitor.
As he suffered a bone rupture. The off-season training for the upcoming Dakar event has not gone according to plan for the Petrux.
This season’s Dakar isn’t until 2022, but it was never too early for Petrux. To get his mind and body ready for the event.
Now Italian rider Danilo Petrucci’s participation in the 2022 Dakar Rally may well be in jeopardy.With news that he has tested positive for a COVID-1. He tested positive for the Coronavirus on December 30, 2021.
Result
In a press release, the Italian is undergoing a PCR test at the hospital to see if he has one of two strains of the virus. Including symptoms like fever, chest pain, muscle pain, and nausea.
After his positive result on December 30. It’s likely that Petrux will be kept in isolation and will have the chance to take another PCR test later in the day. To check whether that first result was a false positive.
The discovery comes less than 24 hours after it revealed that Garcia was quarantined in Jeddah. Upon entering the bivouac to join the event.Following her also having returned an abnormal result.
On December 27, 2021, Sara Garcia of the Yamaha team received a positive PCT test result.
Current Red Bull KTM Factory Rally Team protocols reportedly mean that rider Danilo Petrucci must test negative before boarding a plane to Saudi Arabia.
We wish him good health and expect a negative result before the Rally.
via Automoto
