MotoGP, Emilio Alzamora manager of Marc Márquez: “no further operation is necessary”

The three days of testing at Sepang earlier this month revealed Marc Márquez physically far from the mark. Suffering from a right shoulder operated on in November, and of which a nerve would have been affected during the surgery according to the pilot's own admission, the question of a second visit under the knife was raised. Especially since a fall was identified as partly due to fatigue while the Honda official readily admitted that if the first Grand Prix were to take place straight away, he would be unable to cope. This weekend, three new test days are scheduled in Qatar. In what condition is the eight-time World Champion? His manager Emilio Alzamora responds…

It's not a secret : Marc Márquez is not yet at 100% of its capabilities, an insufficient state of fitness than the latest tests of Sepang have updated. The right shoulder, operated on in November, has not recovered to full capacity. More recovery time is needed. But the season starts on March 8, in Qatar.

The driver, who passed the 27-year mark on February 16, gets tired after a few laps. In Malaysia, he made it clear that he would struggle to complete an entire race. To change things up, he also added that he was more concerned about the technical level of his new Honda RC213V than by his physical condition. But the idea of ​​a second operation was raised, stirring up all the staff Honda...

Today, he is the manager of Márquez who is reassuring on the site AS : " Marc's shoulder recovery is on schedule and no further surgery is necessary » assures the former 125 World Champion. “ We are very happy with the way things are going. In an ordinary person, this injury requires a six-month recovery, but Qatar is getting closer and he is trying to better prepare for the first race. He has to be patient, like he did last year. We must try to manage everything in the best possible way so that it reaches one hundred percent strength ».

The ex-driver promises that in the final upcoming test on the Losail track there should be significant progress. It will be recalled that Nakagami et Olive tree also had shoulder surgery, but earlier than Marc Márquez. Both drivers are not 100% fit either. Finally, even if everyone was able to see the state of fatigue of the Honda official at Sepang, quite a few drivers are convinced that he will indeed hold his place on March 8, when the first Grand Prix of the season will be launched…