Marc Marquez 'now needs to decide about Qatar' MotoGP

Marc Marquez 'now needs to decide about Qatar' MotoGP

 
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What will Marc Marquez do?Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank After finally getting the go-ahead from doctors to intensify his training, the Spaniard wasted no time in returning to the track for his first motorcycle laps since last July.The Repsol Honda star initially tested his healing right arm on a minibike, then – after a brief trip to Qatar to receive the first Covid-19 vaccination – jumped straight to an RC213V-S at Barcelona on Tuesday.The speed with which he switched from minibike to RC213V-S, the closest Marquez can get to a full MotoGP machine under the testing regulations, sent a clear signal that the eight-time world champion is mulling a return in at least one of the Qatar season openers, on March 26-28 and April 2-4.No official information was released about Marquez’s arm or general fitness following the Montmelo outing, but a Repsol Honda team member told that Marquez was okay but tired, and now needs to decide about Qatar.With Marquez requiring his second Covid vaccination, he will need to travel to Qatar again at some point in the near future.But with a gap of at least 19 days necessary after the first vaccination, Marquez won’t technically need to arrive until after the opening MotoGP weekend – unless he plans to ride at round one.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); 2021 Qatar Moto3 Official Test, Losail – Session 2accImages.createImage(); 2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Losail – Session 1Marquez could arrive early just to support Repsol Honda and his brother Alex of course, but the team indicated the decision about whether to try and ride will be made before he boards the plane. If Marquez does not ride, HRC test rider Stefan Bradl is poised to again take his place.Due to the possibility of side effects from the second Pfizer vaccination, it is thought MotoGP riders could opt to receive the injection after the April 4 race, rather than on the eve of the event.Provisional 2021 MotoGP CalendarRoundDateRaceCircuit128 MarchQatar (Evening race)Losail24 AprilDoha (Evening race)Losail318 AprilPortugalPortimao42 MaySpainJerez516 MayFranceLe Mans630 MayItalyMugello76 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona820 JuneGermanySachsenring927 JuneNetherlandsAssen1011 JulyFinland (Subject to homologation)KymiRing1115 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring1229 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone1312 SeptemberAragonAragon1419 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano153 OctoberJapanMotegi1610 OctoberThailandBuriram1724 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island1831 OctoberMalaysiaSepang1914 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo TormoPostponed Grands Prix: 11 AprilArgentinaTermas 18 AprilAmericasCOTAReserve Grand Prix Venues:  Indonesia (Subject to homologation)Mandalika  RussiaIgora Drive2021 Pre-season Testing: 5 MarchQatar Shakedown TestLosail 6-7 MarchQatar Official TestLosail 10-12 MarchQatar Official TestLosailRelated ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); 2021 Qatar Moto2 Official Test, Losail – Session 1accImages.createImage(); 2021 Qatar Moto3 Official Test, Losail – Session 1 

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