MotoGP: in Italy we say out loud what many are thinking: Marc Marquez will never be the same again and we explain why

Marc Marquez is currently in the news about his convalescence, having learned the lessons of a recent past where he had placed the previous periods of trying to rebuild his health under the seal of secrecy, giving free rein to rumor. This time he plays frankness and thus masters his time and space. He has already admitted that, without this fourth humerus operation, his career would have been over. He can talk about it since, for the moment, his recovery is going well. Otherwise, he would not show himself by completing increasingly advanced training. But he is not yet out of the woods, a precariousness which, he admits, also weighs on his morale at times. The arm injury, the mentality, Honda's difficulties... Marc Marquez seems to be playing it eye to eye. But precisely not because of what he doesn't talk about, and which will make the rest always unclear...

And what he doesn't talk about is this propensity to suffer from diplopia after a head impact. It's not automatic, but he is the only rider on the MotoGP field to suffer such a consequence. An illness which is inevitable because it is incurable, unless it requires a delicate operation with unguaranteed results and further rehabilitation. Because it is a nerve. And it's the sword of Damocles over his career. This situation is almost forgotten but the Italians of Mowmag remind her painfully. We discover this uncompromising painting from the pen of Cosimo Curatola: “ diplopia cannot be cured, because there is not much you can do with a nerve: the operation is a half-measure, rehabilitation is a matter of waiting, and prevention – if you ride a motorbike at 360 km/h – is a joke ».

« Marc Marquez is the man with the crystal eye, too fragile to still take the risks that made him unbeatable« 

The author then delivers his conclusion: “ Marc Marquez will be able to race again, but he won't be able to get injured. He will be able to train, but not push to the limit. He is the man with the crystal eye, too fragile to still take the risks that made him unbeatable. Maybe he'll get lucky and keep running without ending up with double vision, but he'll have to think about it. And these are thoughts that, at best, are measured in tenths per revolution ».

The future will tell while the immediate future of Marc Marquez is the following: a presence at the Austrian Grand Prix as a consultant in the box Honda where there will be a lot of reflection and discussion. Then a crucial medical examination at the end of August giving an overview of the state of his right humerus which will freeze the following events that the eight-time World Champion hopes to unfold like this: an involvement in the Misano test from September 5 to the day after the San Marino Grand Prix and do one or two Grands Prix before the end of this season, which will allow him to enter the off-season with a little clearer ideas on the Honda version 2023.