MotoGP – Marc Marquez suffers – also – from an infection in the arm! – Used HONDA

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Marc Marquez suffers – also – from an infection in the arm !

MotoGP - Marc Marquez suffers - also - from an infection in the arm! - Used HONDA

Fate is definitely hitting Marc Marquez: the Honda official suffers from an infection in his humerus fracture, operated on for a third time last Thursday! The Spaniard – still hospitalized – will undergo antibiotic treatment as his new convalescence could cause him to miss the start of the 2021 season… Explanations.

"Marc Marquez’s postoperative situation is deemed satisfactory by his medical team at the Ruber Internacional Hospital (Madrid)", assures Honda-Repsol. "But cultures taken during the operation indicate that an infection was in the fracture, forcing him to undergo antibiotic treatment over the next few weeks. Marc Marquez will remain in the hospital.".

  • MNC file : The entire MotoGP 2020 season
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Let us recall that the eight-time world champion of the Grands Prix (6 times in MotoGP) went back to billiards last week – for the third time in nine months – due to the poor development of his two previous operations. This delicate – and disturbing – eight-hour operation revolves around a bone graft, with a sample taken from her pelvis.

Goal ? Ensuring the complete calcification of his right humerus broken during the first event in Jerez (Spain), then again damaged by the breakage of his titanium plate following his hasty return the following race. But this third operation reveals a new complication with this infection, which further delays his convalescence program…. 

  • MNC of 4 December 2020 : Marquez operated a third time … for all ?!

According to some specialists, Marc Marquez could be immobilized for another six months for a full recovery: the Honda official would miss the kickoff of the next season scheduled for March 25 in Qatar. Catastrophic situation for Marquez, who has not returned to his RC213V since his attempt to return to Andalusia…

"It’s up to the doctor to be realistic"

"This year has taught me a lot of things," Marquez admits to our colleagues at DAZN. "First, that the attempt to come back after the injury was rushed: trying to get back to Jerez was a mistake."

MotoGP - Marc Marquez suffers - also - from an infection in the arm! - Used HONDA

"After the first operation, a rider’s first question is always: when can I get back on the bike?" And it is up to the doctor to know how to stop you, it is he who must be realistic, "accuses the native of Cervera, who renews his criticism of Doctor Mir and his team..

“I went to Jerez with confidence about the plaque’s ability to hold, because that’s what I was told: I’m brave but not oblivious. If they’d told me that the plate could break, I would not have climbed on a motorcycle at 300 km / h ", he assures.

Note that for his third operation, Marc Marquez turned to other surgeons after consulting many specialists in Europe during his forced convalescence. A long period during which the Spanish also melted dramatically, going from 65 kg to 61 kg only by loss of muscles !

It is difficult in these conditions to imagine a thunderous return from his first laps on the RCV, which we still do not know to this day when it will intervene … Beyond the physical aspect, Marc Marquez will also have to overcome the possible psychological sequelae: will the Spanish, now painfully aware of the limits of his body, be the same tightrope walker as before? ?

Who to replace Marquez in 2021 ?

If Marc Marquez could not return to service next March, test pilot Stefan Bradl would probably take over. But that means the German will also be charged with an increased role in the development of the RC213V during the offseason in the absence of the boss. !

MotoGP - Marc Marquez suffers - also - from an infection in the arm! - Used HONDA

However, it should be remembered that Pol Espargaro – defector from KTM – made his entry into the HRC while Cal Crutchlow left the winged brand: the HRC was therefore going to lack experienced riders, since only Takaaki Nakagami and Stefan Bradl knew the bike well. Alex Marquez will be able to help them on condition of maintaining at LCR his posted speed at the end of the season, but the n ° 73 strongly lacks hindsight to fix the main lines.

Another solution mentioned here and there: Honda could call on a certain Andrea Dovizioso, free from all commitments following its break with Ducati ?! The Italian knows the Honda well for having driven it until 2011, which gives substance to this rumor, for the moment denied by the person concerned.. 

Remember, however, that "Dovi" and the HRC are not separated on good terms: the n ° 4 had appealed to justice at the end of 2010 to force Honda to respect its official pilot contract, while the winged brand wanted to attribute its handlebars to Casey Stoner. Having won his case, Dovizioso formed a trio in the Honda-Repsol colors with Pedrosa and the Australian.

That the Japanese brand hiring him again with this liability seems moderately likely, even if opinions evolve quickly in motorsports! But if Andrea Dovizioso has real expertise, there is nothing to indicate that she expresses herself quickly on the RC213V after so many years on the Ducati… 

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