Marc Marquez suffers fifth fall in warm-up, 'small fracture in finger'
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Update: Marc Marquez has been diagnosed with a ‘very small fracture in the first finger of his left hand’. He has been declared fit to ride in this afternoon’s German MotoGP race.The Repsol Honda rider, who was hoping to find more rear grip after a set-up change backfired for the Sprint race, instead lost the rear again and suffered a painful highside at the apex of Turn 7.Unlike some of Saturday’s qualifying falls, from which he ran straight back to the pits, Marquez was slow to get to his feet and limped away from the gravel trap before sitting on the service road.The Spaniard, whose 11-race unbeaten Sachsenring run was shattered with eleventh place yesterday, eventually gave a thumbs up before undergoing medical checks.Thumbs up!Glad to see @marcmarquez93 is back on his feet and relatively okay! #GermanGP UIjGtK60Nq— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) June 18, 2023After giving his bike the middle finger when the rear let go into the ultra-fast Turn 11 on Friday afternoon, Marquez suffered his first fall of the weekend when he lost the front into Turn 1, his sliding machine then wiping out Johann Zarco.Saturday saw the eight-time world champion fall three times in the pair of 15-minute qualifying sessions, leaving him seventh on the grid. Further scares early in the Sprint race prompted Marquez to settle for reaching the finish, and he dropped from fifth to eleventh.Related German MotoGP, Sachsenring – Warm-up Dani Pedrosa to make MotoGP wild-card at Misano Marquez hoped that a return to his normal set-up would see an improvement on Sunday.Two of Honda’s MotoGP riders, Joan Mir and Alex Rins, are missing from Germany due to injuries. LCR’s Takaaki Nakagami then hurt his hand in a Friday accident and finished 17th in the Sprint.Sachsenring: Latest MotoGP ResultsSachsenring: Latest Moto2 ResultsSachsenring: Latest Moto3 Results
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