• Opinion: Marquez takes a big risk

A few hours earlier, Marc Márquez posted a video on social media of his constant activity in the gym. With a simple bandage on his right forearm, he repeatedly lifted a dumbbell and did a rowing exercise before beginning massage with his physical therapist, Carlos García . If a week ago he could get on his Honda and even try running in Jerez, why shouldn't he pound himself for a quick recovery? Yesterday morning Dr. Xavier Mir discovered the reason.

Before Márquez traveled to Brno , where this Sunday the MotoGP World Championship will experience his third race, he had a check-up scheduled at the Dexeus Hospital in Barcelona and there the orthopedist confirmed to the pilot that he had wanted to run too much . The titanium plate that was placed on his right humerus two weeks ago after his fall in Jerez was bent and the operation was again irretrievable.

Late in the evening, the Repsol Honda team confirmed the second operation: " Márquez underwent surgery on the right humerus for the second time this Monday , after the titanium plate was found damaged due to stress accumulation. Dr. Xavier Mir and his team from the Hospital Universitari Dexeus have successfully replaced the titanium plate and Márquez must now remain 48 hours before being discharged, "he said in a letter, which left the current champion's participation in the test of the Sunday.

According to DAZN , owner of the audiovisual rights for the World Cup in Spain, Márquez will not be in Brno , but yesterday sources from the Repsol Honda team did not dare to corroborate that point . After seeing the pilot run in Jerez two days after his first operation, everything is possible , but this second intervention confirms that any overstraining has consequences and that the fracture of the right humerus must be treated with more care. If he cannot participate in the Czech Republic race , Márquez will add his third zero of the year and will then be forced to decide. He could force again to reach the two appointments at the Spielberg circuit in Austria on August 16 and 23 or he could directly resign the season and return already on September 13 in Misano . By then, with six races lost from 14 totals , the champion title would be impossible, but he would be 100% ready to prepare for 2021.

" Marc Márquez had an operation 13 days ago and today he had to go back to the operating room. The first operation was satisfactory, what was not expected was that the plate was insufficient. An accumulation of stress in the operated area has caused the implant would give way, consequently a per-implant fracture has occurred, so today the titanium plate has been removed and replaced by a new fixation. The pilot has never felt pain during this period. He has always followed the instructions medical and body sensations. Unfortunately, an over stress has caused this break. Now we have to wait 48 hours to gauge the recovery time, " explains Dr. Mir , who has intervened the pilot.

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