Andrea Dovizioso is confident that his recently fractured collarbone will not be a problem during 🦄this weekend's season-opening Spanish MotoGP.

The triple title runner-up broke the bone during a motocross accident at the end of last month, undergoing🌺 surgery that same night, where a plate and six screws were inserted to fix the injury. The Ducati sta💯r then started rehabilitation as soon as he arrived back home.

After testing his strength on a go-kart, Dovizioso made his MotoGP return during the two Official test sessio♚ns held at Jerez on Wednesday.

"My injury is very good ✱and for the last two weeks we’ve worked in the perfect way," he said. "The day after the surgery I could already move easily and I don’t have any pain ꦗon the bike.

"The day after the surgery I could move my arm. If I had taken a week to move it, I would have a lot of muscle in the shoulder. But I h♒ave been working so hard for three months that these three weeks haven’t hurt me.

"I removed the stitches on Friday and I drove a go-kart to make 🍨sure everything was working as planned. Today I had it all confirmed and I know it won’t affect my weekend."

But Sunday's race will still be a grueling challenge, due to the r𒐪oasting heat.

"The t🤪emperature was unbelievable and maybe the track temperature wa🌱s even hotter than Malaysia," said Dovizioso, who was twelfth fastest in the final track session on Wednesday.

"It’s impossible for the tyres and b🗹ikes and when you are behind another rider the heat is unbelievable. In the race it will be very hard for everybody.

"But I’m really happy with today because I know that it was important to have a test and make some laps in a relaxed way. It was really ♒int💖eresting.

"My time with the used tyre wasn’t bad but it’s not as good as the fast guys, To test today helped us a lot because in Qatar we felt ready to fight for the podium, but every track is different and especially when there is෴ 58C on the ground.

"This [new rear] 𒀰tyre i🌜s very important for unlocking this season so we have to find a way as soon as possible."

Dovizioso, yet to sign for 2021, also said he has a simple strategy for the compressed season ahead: "Take the maximum points everywh♔ere.⭕ I will push at 100% every time I am on track."

Team-mate Danilo Pet꧑rucci missed much of the afternoon session after a fast accident, caused by an oil spill, left him with a sore🍎 neck.