Bezzecchi, third in the championship, fractured his right collarbone in a crash while training at Valentino Rossi’s ranch last Saturday.
The Italian underwent surgery on Sunday to have plates fitted to the collarbone and was cleared to race this weekend in Indonesia having only made it to Mandalika on Friday morning ahead of FP1.
In the first session, Bezzecchi suffered a crash but was able to walk away from it unscathed just five days on from his collarbone operation, before going on to finish second practice third-fastest.
“[Was I] scared, no,” Bezzecchi said of his FP1 tumble.
“But as soon as I was sliding, I burnt my ass to try to not hit my arms. Fortunately, I went onto the gravel and it was ok, but it was a little bit after the crash when I was sliding.”
Bezzecchi added that the pain he is in with his right arm, which he admitted was less than anticipated, is “worse” than what he experienced at Misano last month after injuring his hand in a Turn 1 pile-up in Barcelona.
While hoping not to have to take any strong painkillers this weekend, Bezzecchi also joked: “If I go well, for sure champagne is a very good painkiller."
Source: Autosport