News on the health of Marc Marquez, and in particular on the subject of his diplopia, will soon arrive according to the timing that Alberto Puig revealed at the end of a season which dedicated Fabio Quartararo. Honda is hanging on to this diagnosis while in Tokyo we work on a real new RC213V that Alex Marquez is already announcing as the surprise of the 2022 campaign. With or without Marc? HRC is not even considering doing without it from the first tests in Sepang…
Since July 2020 and this heavy fall at the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, the life and career of Marc Marquez took another class. The long, quiet river leading to titles and victories has become tortuous and turbulent. 2021 was supposed to be the year of the big comeback. There were certainly three victories, but the level was not regained while this off-road training accident sealed the sad reunion with a delicate injury suffered in 2011...
The eight-time World Champion therefore needs an iron mind to get through his ordeals which touch him to the core. They also impact his brother Alex who is systematically asked to provide news of his eldest. “ It's not a simple fracture, we have to wait and see how it evolves » he says about these vision problems. “ It would be good for everyone, even for Honda, if he came back as soon as possible ". And he adds: “ he is resting, but he is already thinking about what to improve and how to become champion again. He is improving, little by little. He is recovering, calm at home and playing sports. He is undergoing checks and we must be patient ».
Morale is therefore strong and it can be all the more so asAlex Marquez feeds it with the promises he has detected from the new RC213V that Honda prepared : " the best sign is that the times were competitive » analyzes the winner in Moto3 and Moto2 after the tests carried out aboard this machine. “ It's a completely new bike, with totally different settings and no references, but when you start with a base of tuning and the times are competitive, you stick with it. ».
“It would be good for everyone, even for Honda, if Marc came back as soon as possible”
« With a new concept, you gain things, it's the 'grip', above all, and you lose others “, he specifies. " You have to see how much you win and how much you lose. Hopefully the gain is much more than the loss, which sounds good. This is where we need to save more time and get the most out of the bike we have. I think there may be some surprise from Honda. Already making this big change, with a completely different motorcycle concept, is very positive. They had been operating the same type of motorcycle for many years and had somehow reached the limit », comments Alex Marquez on solomoto.
He even ends: “ Ducati finished very well, with a very complete bike, and at the end of the year they were the best on the grid. But I think Honda, with the motorcycle concept it has designed, can also deliver. Honda is a great factory and if anyone can make a racing bike, it's them. I'm sure we can go fast from the start ". And with Marc Marquez on it, it would, of course, be even better. Incidentally, this new RC213V will also be scrutinized by two pilots who have doubts about their employer: Joan mir et fabio quartararo...
