Camier looks forward to Donington

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After a first round in Australia affected by illness, Leon Camier (Aprilia Alitalia) is hoping to be back to full fitness in time for his home round at Donington on 27 March. We spoke to him as he starts his build-up to the WSBK weekend, at home in England.

How are you feeling after your nasty illness in Australia?

"I am feeling better but it was horrible at the time. We did the best we could in the Phillip Island races. When you get an illness and cope with it the best you can. As soon as I started recovering after the race I started to feel better and we got a few blood tests done as soon as I got back to Europe, and they found a few things wrong. I was told to rest and chill as much as possible to recover. The fever had gone but the infection and the effects of it were still there. You have to try and rest and not push yourself because otherwise you can get fatigue and lots of other problems. I just need to relax and make sure everything comes as good as possible before Donington."

There was some confusion at the time but did you get tests to confirm that you had glandular fever?

"The fever had gone by the time I got the blood tests, but they said that the results showed that I have had glandular fever recently. It cannot give you a date of when you had it, but the infection was there, the results of it were still there."

How are you preparing for Donington now?

"At the minute I am hoping to get back into training a few days before the event and remind my body what it is all about again. I feel good now but I do not want to trigger it all off back again. It will all be fine, I am just making sure I am on the safe side of everything. I will be riding at Donington. I have explained the situation to the team and I have one of the best blood doctors in the world looking after it all. I am 100% confident we will be at Donington, so no real worry about it."

How do you feel about racing at Donington in any case, as it is a home round?

"Obviously the weather is going to be a big part of it but I am not sure how well it is going to suit the Aprilia at the minute. We have a few good points and a few less good points. We just have to see how it goes really. Local support always helps!"