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NEW ZEALAND IS THE NEXT GOAL
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A previous injury prevents participation in the Finnish Rally

Bernardo Sousa is not going to participate in the Finnish rally, the fifth race in the Production World Rally Championship (PWRC) due to a previous injury to his shoulder. The Red Bull Rally Team pilot is currently undergoing physiotherapy treatment in order to recover in time to participate in the New Zealand Rally, at the end of August.

Bernardo Sousa and his co-pilot, Jorge Carvalho, are not going to participate in the Finnish rally (between 31st July and 3rd August) due to a previous injury of the Red Bull Rally Team’s pilot, which started to trouble him again in the Azores Rally. Bernardo’s clinical situation was assessed after the Azores race during a week in Austria undergoing physical tests and additional diagnostic examinations. The Red Bull Team’s doctors came to the conclusion that the best thing to do to avoid compromising the whole season would be to cancel his participation in the Finnish race and start a recovery programme to prepare him for the New Zealand Rally (between 28th and 31st August).

“This injury to my shoulder happened a while back, but I thought I’d manage to finish the season before being operated on. But during the Azores Rally it started to trouble me again and, after a medical examination, doctors thought it would be better to undergo physiotherapy treatment in order to strengthen my muscles and postpone the operation”, explains Bernardo Sousa. The aim of the pilot, who has already started the treatment programme, is to be prepared to participate in the New Zealand rally. “I feel sorry about not participating in the Finnish Rally but I’m not physically fit”, says the pilot, stressing that if everything goes according to plan, he will race in the New Zealand rally and then his clinical situation will be reassessed. “I will only know then what lies ahead of me for the rest of the season. Whether I can complete the calendar or whether I will have to end the season early to be operated on.”