Marc Marquez literally went from hero to zero from Saturday to Sunday of this Portuguese Grand Prix which opened the 2023 MotoGP season. Magnificent during qualifying and heroic in the Sprint race that followed, the Honda official revealed the second side of his golden coin this Sunday by not forcing destiny but by attempting to violate it. His chaotic departure should have warned him that the limit had already been exceeded. But Marc Marquez doesn't come with that red flag. Result, a Jorge Martin scuttled and a Miguel cut in two. Anger is not feigned at Ducati, nor at Aprilia for that matter. As for the public, after having applauded him so much on Saturday, they whistled him on Sunday. But the eight-time world champion, despite his apologies, has not come out of this affair…
Massimo rivola of Aprilia, of which Miguel Oliveira is one of its drivers, awaits with great interest the decision of the officials on what happened in this Portuguese Grand Prix with Marc Marquez. On his side Paolo Campinoti from Pramac recalled that MotoGP was not “ a rodeo ". And we weren't in the " jungle » of a Sprint event... The eight-time World Champion therefore caused a scandal in Portimao this Sunday after a maneuver that was out of control, even for him.
After pushing George Martin, he went to cut one in two Miguel Oliveira who asked for nothing. The Spaniard was able to continue his journey by joining the back of the peloton, before giving up after a fall later, but Miguel Oliveira remained on the ground for a long time. However, it is not the one who got up the hardest, namely Marc Marquez who is injured this evening with an Argentinian Grand Prix scheduled for a week now listed on dotted lines...
Marc Marquez was diagnosed with a possible fracture of the first metacarpal of his right hand.
Miguel Oliveira was at the circuit medical center when Marc Marquez apologized in front of everyone in the stands, appearing unhurt. But on balance, the Portuguese suffers “ a serious bruise on the right leg ”, while the x-rays “ did not show bone fractures ". Dr. Angel Charte estimated thatOlive tree was " apt » to go to Argentina after the accident.
The case of Marc Marquez is very different. The Catalan left the medical center with his right arm in a cast. In the words of the same Doctor Charter on DAZN microphones, “ at first it didn't seem like anything important, but now we have seen that in the x-ray we made there is a possible fracture of the first metacarpal of the right hand. We immobilized him. Now it will depend on the tests we do tomorrow at the hospital. There's nothing on his leg, just his hand ».
For the time being, Marc Marquez was declared " unfit » by the doctors of the world championship, which will require him to pass a medical test next Thursday, in Argentina, before receiving the clearance to be able to participate in the Termas de Río Honda meeting. Tomorrow he will go to Barcelona to assess the condition of his hand at the Dexeus clinic... In the meantime, for his feats of arms, he will be sanctioned with two long lapses at the next Grand Prix he will compete in.
