[MotoGP] – After the rumors that chased each other in the morning about the possible fourth operation on Marc Marquez’s right arm, the Honda HRC team has convened an extraordinary press conference at the end of qualifying in the presence of its rider. Appointment at 16.05, in the Mugello paddock.
16.20 – Alberto Puig reiterates that he is not in a hurry to define recovery times, but has confirmed his intention to remain alongside the Spaniard. The Spaniard’s goal is to be competitive again in 2023.
16.15 – Marquez again: “Many people don’t understand what the situation is and say stupid. But I know what I have, I know what my limits and my abilities are. But now I can’t put them to good use, maybe now you can better understand what I was saying in the last few races. In Portimao or Jerez I felt limited, but it took me 100%. Doing it now in the middle of the season is not the best solution, but it is right for my future ”.
16.10 – Questions from journalists, Marquez replies: “Doctors are afraid the infection will come back and will use a different technique. I told a little lie on Thursday, but we decided yesterday at 12 noon. I got a call from the doctor, who did a 3D print of my arm and noticed this excessive rotation. When I’ll be back? After the operation we will do it step by step. It doesn’t make sense for me to shoot like this now, I don’t enjoy it and the weekend is a nightmare. I can only prepare for 2023, I want to thank Honda for respecting this decision and giving me this support. On some tracks I can finish on the podium, but I don’t want to race like that “.
16.05 – Marc Marquez: “I have surgery next week in America at the Mayo Clinic. Since I got injured, everything has been very complicated, the hardest moment was the infection. When I got back on the saddle I felt very limited, I did everything, I followed what the doctors told me. However, I realized that I am continuing to suffer and not to drive as I would like, also creating a problem in the left shoulder with an overload. Already in October with the eye injury, we evaluated the possibility of the operation, but the bone was not in place and we waited. I’ve tried everything, but haven’t seen any improvements. After Jerez I met the doctors, and we evaluated the new operation. I would have done everything not to have surgery again, but it is the only way to have a total recovery. The problem is the rotation of the arm, my driving style is not that of the past. I know I’ll be back soon, it won’t be easy and I don’t know how long it will take. There is too much rotation in the arm and the doctors believe the operation is necessary ”.
16.00 – Alberto Puig, Honda team principal, took the floor: “Marc had his last operation 18 months ago, from then on the rehabilitation was long, with the whole medical team in Madrid. We made some important progress, unfortunately his situation on his bike is not the one to compete as he would like for a race weekend. After analyzing the situation with the doctors and other doctors, yesterday we understood that a new operation can be done. Decision made yesterday, the bones are now ready. Marc after this grand prix, he will go to America for the operation. We thank him for his efforts. This is the situation”.
15.55 – In qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, Marc Marquez was classified 11th (a position gained thanks to the penalty of Jorge Martin), after having overcome the obstacle of Q1 and having fallen in the initial stages of Q2, due to the track made slimy by the rain.
Should the hypothesis of the operation materialize, the Honda champion could skip the rest of the world championship.
15.45 – According to the first rumors that are leaking through the international press, in twenty minutes Marc Marquez should announce his intention to undergo a new operation on the humerus of his right arm, the one injured in Jerez in 2020. The Spaniard would aim to recover then with extreme calm, not seeing the usefulness of struggling with pain during this season, given the great difficulties he is encountering on the 2022 Honda RC213V.
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