the nightmare of Marc Márquez started in sherry 2020. It was him first Grand Prix of the season, and the ’93’ came in comeback mode, but turn 3 arrived and with it the opportunity to put himself first in the race. In hitting the ground received a strong impact on the right armwhich had been operated on in November.
He tried to return the following week, also in Jerez. He passed the relevant physical tests but was unable to finish the race. Chaos. A few days later, “I opened a sliding door, I felt a creak and I said ‘damn it’. I looked at my arm and it had a bulge,” he said on his day on Sling. One more obstacle that would last until 2022.
Inflection point
His last setback was in Italy and the obligation of a fourth surgical intervention. That caused him to miss much of the season again. “Suffering was greater than passion”, and he needed to “remedy this situation” because, “because of the pain he suffered constantly”, “he could not celebrate, celebrate or laugh”.
💪🏼Last week I was in Austria, in the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center, doing some preseason physical test before starting the new season. 2023 here we go!! #MM93
➡️ https://t.co/VMjxmXfyAe pic.twitter.com/BS47njou84
– Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93) January 29, 2023
After that, Marc returned to contest the last six races, and in Australia added its 100th podium in the premier class. He started the comeback, but now off the track to show the best version of him on it.
the new mark
The 2022 season is already water in the past, and for the first time in a long time Márquez has not gone through the operating room. He has had a ‘balsamic’ pre-season and his biggest concern is not his physical condition, but his level that can show your Honda every weekend.
The factory of the ‘golden wing’ is not experiencing its best stage, and the demand for its best pilot has been growing every day. The eight-time World Champion is clear when he says that he is going to continue taking the same risks on the track. But he needs a motorcycle to match, and now “He can win races, but not fight for the World Cup”expressed Marc himself.
🏁 2022 has been such a ride…now it’s time to look ahead to new challenges #MM93 pic.twitter.com/a8tse4lsTa
– Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93) December 30, 2022
His mentality is more winning now, and he plans 2023 with extra motivation and the goal of lifting the ninth world title, with which he would equal Valentino Rossi.
Although he treads carefully and prefers to focus on the short term, in the Portuguese Grand Prix he feels confident that he will be competitive again and fight for everything this season. The season of truth
