Valentino Rossi poised for shock early MotoGP return

Valentino Rossi breaks leg in horror crash.

MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi will return to the track on Wednesday - only a month after breaking a leg in practice for last month's Italian race.

The 31-year-old seven-time MotoGP title winner was expected to be out for up to four months when he suffered the compound fracture of his right shin.
But if his test goes well he may return to the Fiat Yamaha team in time for the next race in Germany on 18 July.
Rossi has been sidelined for four races because of the injury.
He had never missed a race in his career before the accident and it looks like his lay-off could be much shorter than anticipated.
"Valentino Rossi will ride a Yamaha YZF-R1 at a private test in Misano, Italy this afternoon," read a Fiat Yamaha statement.
"He has made an excellent recovery so far since breaking his leg at Mugello on 5 June and he has decided to proceed with the test ride in order to better understand his current physical condition.
"Riding a racing motorcycle will help Valentino and his doctors to plan the next stage of his rehabilitation programme in order that he may return to racing as soon as he feels confident to do so."
Rossi is in his sixth season with Yamaha but there is heavy speculation that he will join Ducati for next season.
In his absence, team-mate Jorge Lorenzo has opened up a 52-point lead over fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa in the championship standingsRossi lies in seventh place, 104 points off the lead.