Marc Marquez to step back from MotoGP and undergo a fourth arm operation
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The decision, announced after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, has been made due to ongoing struggles with the upper arm bone he fractured in 2020.Marquez will travel to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota on Tuesday, May 31 for surgery, under the direction of Dr. Joaquin Sánchez Sotelo. He will then return to Spain to begin his recovery.Marquez’s Repsol Honda team manager Alberto Puig said: “18 months ago Marc had his last surgery on his right humerus and since then it has been a long process of rehabilitation, hard work with his medical crew in Madrid. And of course we have been making quite a lot of progress.”Unfortunately his position on the bike is not what he really needs to race as he wants to race and match his expectations on a GP weekend.Related Italian Moto2 Grand Prix, Mugello – Qualifying Italian Moto2: Commanding Canet takes pole in Mugello”So after analysing with the medical doctors, with the group, and consulting with another doctor that is connected with our doctors in Spain, in the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Finally yesterday we had the news that surgery can be done.”The surgery can be done right now because the bone is ready now. In the past it was not ready, it was soft, and it was not recommended. But now it’s recommended. And finally, we decided yesterday that this can be done and for that reason Marc will stop after this Grand Prix. And will take a break and will have this surgery in the US.”It has been a long period for him, a lot of suffering and we want to thank him for his effort during all this time, because he suffered a lot. But we all believe that it’s the correct timing.Related 2022 Italian MotoGP, Mugello – Full Qualifying 2022 Italian MotoGP, Mugello – Qualifying (1) Results”Just for you to understand, the surgery will consist of the extraction of the osteosynthesis material on the right shoulder, also together with humeral osteotomy to improve the external rotation, movement of the arm, and to fix the stability in the shoulder.”That’s the situation.”Aprilia’s new F1-style rear wing ‘makes a difference’Miguel Oliveira ‘will consider’ Tech3 return, but…RNF swaps Yamaha for Aprilia in 2023 seasonMarquez, who walked away from a nasty highside on a damp track in qualifying at Mugello, then added:”4“Since I had the first injury [with the arm] everything has been complicated and the infection was the worst thing. The doctors did an amazing job to take care of that and recover my bone.“It was a success, but after I came back I feel a big limitation [with my arm]. I never gave up and kept pushing and followed the doctors’ advice.“I don’t enjoy [riding now]. I have a lot of pain and loss of power, so I can’t ride like I want. I also start to injure my shoulder because I’m pushing the left arm too much [to compensate].”5“I believe soon I will come back [after this surgery]. I don’t know exactly when, but now is the time to operate because the doctors say there is a clear problem and also that an operation can be done.”Marquez admitted he had ‘lied’ when asked about the possibility of a fourth operation earlier in the weekend, but insisted the final decision was only made after a call from the American doctors late on Friday.3095353.0008.jpg The eight-time world champion originally sustained the broken right humerus in the closing laps of the 2020 season-opener at Jerez.Marquez had the fracture plated a few days later, on July 21. However, the plate then failed due to stress accumulation caused by an attempt to return to action the following weekend.”6A new plate was fitted on August 3, but as the recovery dragged on it became clear all was not going to plan and a third operation – lasting 8 hours and including both a new plate and bone graft – was subsequently needed on December 4, 2021.During that surgery, infection was confirmed as having caused the previous healing problems, resulting in the need for lengthy antibiotic treatment.After nine months on the sidelines, Marquez was finally passed fit to make a MotoGP return at Portimao in April 2021.”7Struggling with both his reduced physical condition and handling issues for the Honda RCV, Marquez persevered to take an emotional first win since 2019 at Sachsenring in June.Further victories followed later in the season at COTA and Misano, also on his favoured left-hand tracks, before a recurrence of diplopia forced the #93 to miss the final rounds.Despite his extended winter break, Marquez has continued to struggle physically in 2022, often speaking of trying to adapt his riding style due to the arm pain and needing to save energy whenever possible during each race weekend.”8FULL .Net MotoGP podcast 47 | Rossi, Mugello, 2023 rider moves, and more!Video of FULL .Net MotoGP podcast 47 | Rossi, Mugello, 2023 rider moves, and more!Marquez just 10th in MotoGP world championshipNonetheless, after a stunning start to the season for team-mate Pol Espargaro and the all-new RCV in Qatar, Marquez has again emerged as Honda’s stand-out rider (despite another dose of diplopia in Mandalika).But Marquez is not among the ten different riders to have finished on the podium this season and is currently just tenth in the world championship, 48 points from Fabio Quartararo.With the exception of his long favoured left-hand tracks such as COTA, Marquez has often spoken of 5th-7th place as a best-case scenario, due to the new bike’s turning difficulties and his own reduced physical capabilities.”9Progressing through Qualifying 1 after a tow from Jack Miller, a frequent sight since Marquez’s injury comeback, the Repsol Honda rider was left 12th and last in Qualifying 2.
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