MotoGP Catalonia J2 VIDEO: victim of a concussion, Alex Marquez still wants to race on Sunday

It was a small event in itself: during qualifying for the Catalan Grand Prix, there was not a single Marquez on track. Marc was on a hospital bed recovering in the United States from his fourth and whatever happened his last operation on his right arm. As for Alex, he was at the medical center after a violent fall during FP4. We continue to fall heavily with a Honda and we also continue to want to race at all costs with the Marquez. A vicious circle that could end badly one day.

It’s a Alex Marquez shaken and crumpled who still took stock of his Saturday in Catalonia: “ the feeling is not the best one can have », admitted the double world champion. “ Everything hurt, but nothing broke, that was the most important thing. It's just a nasty bruise. I'll do another check tomorrow, but I'm fine », assured the pilot of 26 years. “ Now I'm just thinking about my bed, tomorrow morning we'll see what happens. But I will definitely be able to drive the race », he said with disarming confidence.

The team boss, Lucio Cecchinello, explained during qualifying thatAlex Marquez had complained of pain in his left arm and dizziness. “ Yes, but I saw Dr. Charte did the normal checks and everything went pretty much normally », assured the youngest of Marc Marquez. " I feel good now, so I don't think I will have any problem doing the warm-up and the whole race distance ". However, Alex will have to pass another check on Sunday and get approval from the race doctors.

Alex Marquez: “it was a strange accident that only happens to us Honda riders"

Asked about the cause of the accident, the pilot Honda from the LCR Castrol team analyzed: “ It was a strange accident that only happens to us. We need to understand this and focus more on this. It's a crash without warning, but I saw a little since FP3 what was going to happen “, he admitted.

This is not the first time that a pilot Honda suddenly loses control of the front. “ This is what happened to Pol at Mugello, for example, at Arrabbiata 2 », remembers the young Marquez. " We're struggling – at the back, at the front, it's not easy. As always, I give 100%, but it's very difficult to get feedback and understand things ". It has now been two seasons since the world's leading manufacturer has been making MotoGP races in which its riders are sacrificing.

MotoGP Catalonia J2: Qualifying

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