• Chronicle: the madness of Marc Márquez: he travels to Jerez recently operated to run on Sunday

«Everyone remembers that in 2013 Jorge Lorenzo broke his collarbone on a Friday in Assen, went to operate in Barcelona and returned to finish fifth in the race, but not so many people remember that in the following test at Sachsenring, he returned to fall, the plaque that had been placed on him doubled and he let the World Cup escape, "recalls a Repsol Honda member and serves as his story as an argument: Marc Márquez is eager to run this Sunday in Jerez, but his team hopes he will rest. Will the benefit outweigh the risk? His team wonders, but the six-time MotoGP champion cannot be denied the impulses.

This Thursday, less than 48 hours after surgery in Barcelona for a fracture of the right humerus, Márquez returned by private plane to the Jerez circuit, where he had crashed on Sunday. They say that when he came out of the operating room and his traumatologist, Dr. Xavier Mir , confirmed that his radial nerve was intact and that he had only needed a titanium plate and several screws to fix his shoulder, the Honda leader already claimed to run. Then his environment summoned him to the first rehabilitation session on Wednesday and a little later he was invited to speak with those responsible for Honda, but neither the pain of the first movements nor the caution of the Japanese leaders of the brand slowed down his momentum.

The agreement is now as follows: Márquez will rest this Friday, will not participate in the first two training sessions, and will reappear this Saturday in the third to prove himself. As he has agreed with his teams, if he fails to roll at an optimal pace, or suffers a scare, or the pain in his right shoulder increases, he will not run the race on Sunday. Only if everyone, the driver and the bosses, is 100% convinced will he look for a good position on the grid the same Saturday at noon and will play it the next day.

"He will always want to run"

“Our idea was to leave this race and try to get to Brno in two weeks. But we understood Marc's wish, we got the go-ahead from the doctors and we came to this agreement. Marc will try himself on Saturday and, if it is too risky, he has already understood that our idea is to absent ourselves from this race, ”acknowledged yesterday the director of Repsol Honda, Alberto Puig , who had to return the mechanics of the current champion of his houses and ordered the mechanics of his brother Álex to assemble the garage.

«It will be a difficult training. The good news is that there is not much to work on. The set-up, the tires, everything is the same as last week, the only thing to prove is the condition of Marc's shoulder. But it will be a difficult training because he will always want to run and we'll see what happens », He trusted a member of his team who, like the rest of his environment, did not want to assess how far Marquez can go if he disputes in Sunday's race. A week ago he was by far the fastest on the Jerez track, but now the goal may only be for him to save a few points and return home ready to continue his rehabilitation.

Due to the coronavirus protocol, journalists cannot enter the circuit and Márquez resigned this Thursday to participate in the virtual official press conference, but he dedicated a few words to the official media on the way to his motorhome. "I'm not bad. We'll see how it goes during the day. I hope I can run, "he said before his brother Alex again acted as his spokesman:" He has come to try himself and be calm with his interior because he looked good. If you look good and stay home, the question always remains: 'What would have happened?' So let's see how it works. The unknown around Marquez will take a day to clear up while his family worries.

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