With Joan Mir and Marc Marquez finally reunited again, the Repsol Honda box will be complete this Friday to tackle a French Grand Prix which will mark the fifth stage of a MotoGP season full of twists and turns. The official HRC team is experiencing a journey that we can modestly describe as quite complicated, with its duo in the last places in the championship, but in the lead in terms of falls and time spent on the sidelines due to injury.
As for this last point which concerns Marc Marquez, the chapter opened since the Portuguese Grand Prix is closed. The eight-time world champion in fact passed the final check in front of the MotoGP doctors who gave him the clearance to return to his Honda RC213V in free practice tomorrow. The Spaniard missed trips to Argentina, America and Jerez after breaking the first metacarpal in his right hand during the Portuguese Grand Prix incident.
All set! ✅@marcmarquez93 has officially been declared fit for the #FrenchGP after his medical check! ✌️# GP1000 pic.twitter.com/Ol9tiYN8yo
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« Rain and cold seem to suit our Honda »
For his part, his teammate Joan mir is desperate for a good result and plans to take advantage of the expected cold and wet conditions at Le Mans to find it… “ We arrive in France with an open mind » he said. “ We had a very intense test last Monday in Jerez where we were able to try different things on the bike, especially regarding the basic setup of the bike. I hope to enjoy it all over the weekend.”
« In France, the weather always plays a key role and it is often cold and rainy. Conditions which in general seem to suit our bike well” thinks the Majorcan, thus forgetting the success in MotoGP from the distinguished colleague alex rins under the Texas sun of Austin. “We will try to make the best of this situation that we have » concludes the 2020 MotoGP World Champion.
