After a Spanish Grand Prix weekend during which Fermin Aldeguer's limp got visibly worse, the Gresini Ducati rider sat out the second half of the MotoGP test at Jerez on Monday.
The 21-year-old's afternoon absence raised concerns that the recovery from his winter road bike testing accident, during which he sustained a fracture above the knee, is not progressing according to plan.
The Spanish rider confirmed to Motorsport.com during the test that these concerns were not misplaced.
"I hope it is simply a matter of the overexertion of the weekend, an excess that has been accumulating," said Aldeguer.
"Tomorrow I am going to have another check to be clearer that everything is in place, to see what they say, and thus rule out any [further] injury.
"I am going to have tests done at home [in Andorra] and I will send them to the surgeon. I just want to [get home] and rest for a couple of days."
Aldeguer has already had surgery on the injury, which took place in Barcelona two days after the accident. His rehabilitation ruled him out of the Thai Grand Prix that kicked off the season, but he returned to action for round two in Brazil last month.
Under the circumstances, the 2025 Indonesian GP winner has generally impressed with his form since the comeback. Last Sunday at Jerez, he finished his home grand prix in ninth place.
But Aldeguer himself said the knock-on effects of the injury absence had been holding him back.
"I am far away [from my best]. The injury has affected me more because of the lack of laps and rhythm than in itself.
"On the bike it is not a problem, although it is true that in the last laps of a race [I feel] more fatigue and pain. But it is not something that is limiting me."
Despite curtailing his test, he suggested that useful work had been done in the morning session.
"We tested things with the settings; a bit of electronics and engine braking to understand which direction we can take. We are suffering this year with this bike in the last part of the braking [area], where it is hard to turn.
"We tested some things that worked and others [that didn't work so well]; we have to keep working."
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