Marc Márquez has given a press conference this Thursday to explain his withdrawal from the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend. And in it he has left a very harsh sentence about his recovery and the warning that up to three medical teams gave him before competing again.
The one from Honda underwent surgery on March 27. An intervention at the base of the thumb. “I tried to recover in four weeksbut honestly the doctors from the beginning were talking about a period of 6 to 8 weeks…”, detailed Márquez.
“There was a chance to drive here but there was a high chance of wrecking surgery. And after three medical teams said that I decided not to compete here. Tonight I will return home to continue my rehabilitation because my commitment to the team and to Honda and my passion is the same as always”, he comments.
And it indicates the harsh warning of doctors: “The doctors have warned me that if I got injured again there would be great damage not only for three more months but for my career because now it can be fixed well… If I get injured again it could be the end of my career”.
“It has been very difficult to miss races like Argentina, which I like very much, it has been even harder to lose Austin, which is a circuit that I like. I have always been fast and I have won a lot, and Spain is even more so, which is the one in home for a Spanish driver and so important for sponsors and fans”, has sentenced the Spaniard.
handlebar pressure
“The greatest risk was not falling, but the pressure from the handlebars would again damage the surgery performed. It’s a small fracturebut it gives stability to the finger and the thumb is one of the most important fingers, especially when braking,” says the six-time MotoGP champion.
That “impact” it would be repeated too many times in a weekend. And the operation would be put at risk: “I broke that bone in that same situation, in an impact that would be repeated at each braking point.”
Once again injured after the ordeal he lived through with his right arm, maintaining motivation is not easy: “For me it is better maintain willpower. You don’t use motivation, but willpower, you use routine, sacrifice, do the same every day”.
