• Chronicle Marc Márquez has lost his luck: even heaven is against him

They hope at

Honda

that the season is over and that

Marc Márquez

, the only rider capable of tame his bike, has four months to regain the muscles of his right arm and fly again, hopefully, hopefully, next year. It still remains. With seven races to go, he follows the six-time

MotoGP

champion

in his daily struggle to enjoy himself again, even if it means physical wear and tear and changes in his only way of riding. Now, and so it will be until it is remade, this Márquez is different: he never improvises, he doesn't skid because he can't, he always follows the line. Thus, due to talent, he can celebrate a victory, but it will be difficult for him to accumulate more titles, as was demonstrated this Sunday at the

Red Bull Ring

in Austria.

On his best day since that terrible hit in Jerez last year,

Márquez

almost always turned in podium positions, but with four laps to go the sky opened and his chances of victory were closed.

A passage through the pits to change the bike, three or four doubtful curves and a crash that took him to the finish line fifteenth behind brand colleagues such as his brother

Álex

or

Takaaki Nakagami

.

He was able to win and finished third to last.

As Honda yearns for, Márquez needs some rest time to rearm himself, to drive again as he knows next year because this course is wasted time.

"Nothing happens"

If it has served, it will serve and it will serve so that when you can return, you will do so more firmly. During his martyrdom, Márquez has learned to curb his impulses, to reduce his excesses and above all to digest his regrets and leaves no doubt about it every time he stands before the microphones. A few years ago, after such a result, he would have publicly cursed his luck, but yesterday he only knew how to rejoice. "When he does not have to go out, he does not go out, but nothing happens. I keep everything I have felt, at least I have had a good time, I have fun, which is the important thing," he commented and thanked the meteorology for the opportunity .

Because yes, a downpour took him against the asphalt, but earlier a few droplets in the first laps slowed the race enough for him to get hooked. With the

Ducati

at full speed on such a fast circuit, I might have been away from the podium at all times. "I would rather do a race like this and finish badly than achieve a good result in another way. Until it rained, everything has been very positive: I have been in front, I have been pulling ...", analyzed Márquez, who was many laps behind.

Francesco Bagnaia

and

Fabio Quartararo

, observing them, studying them, and before the rain decided to attack.

"There was a time when I couldn't physically anymore, I looked and there were still 15 laps to go. But, well, going behind Fabio has helped me: I have been able to understand what he did better, how he traced, and little by little I have I felt better. When I saw that it started to rain I put myself first because I knew that if I entered the box the rest would follow me, but there has been a madman who has moved on ", the Spanish analyzed in reference to

Brad Binder

, winner of the test, with a frankly risky strategy.

Under the storm, instead of going into the garage like the rest of the favorites, he decided to stay on the track with dry tires and, despite the difficulties to stand, he finally celebrated.

More hours of motocross

His joy could be motivation for Márquez: one day he will be the one who can dare and win again. As he explained after the summer break, in his rehabilitation process he has already made great strides, but he still has a way to go. The humerus that was fractured 16 months ago has not yet consolidated 100%, without that consolidation you must work the muscles carefully and without maximum muscles it is impossible to master the Honda as before. In the last few weeks, even during the summer holidays, he has multiplied his aerobic work on the bike and has been able to complete several sessions of motocross, his favorite training, but he still struggles.

The swing to which he is subjecting in the middle of the World Cup, with many trips, many hours of competition and many falls does not help him to rehabilitate himself, although both he and the doctors insist that he must run so as not to lose contact with the motorcycle.

They hope at Honda that the season is over and that Márquez has four months to really recover and fly again, hopefully, hopefully, next year.

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