Jorge Lorenzo wonders. The situation of Marc Marquez, affected for a third time by diplopia after a violent fall on a motorcycle, rekindles the debate on the risk-taking of the pilot, the management of the latter, and on the Honda which, last year, was the machine from which we fell the most. It is never pleasant to fall, but losing the front of your proud steed is always less dangerous than being thrown suddenly from the rear. However, and it is a former brand rider who reminds us, having experienced it himself, the RC213V is the model in MotoGP where we still quite often see what we call "highsides". ". The latest was that of Marc Marquez during the warm-up of the Indonesian Grand Prix…
It must have been a miracle, but when you take such a huge blow to the head after such a violent accident, you always have to wait a few days to find out if it really happened. In the case of Marc Marquez, that diplopia will always threaten according to the expertise of doctors, it ultimately did not occur. He is back in the infernal cycle of convalescence where each day is enough of its punishment. What he suffers from can in fact disappear quickly or persist without anything or anyone being able to influence events. In this sense, and this has already been commented on during the off-season of doubt and suffering of the eight-time World Champion, it is much worse than any fracture.
But let's return to what led to this sad observation, the fall. It was a violent highside. One more. We will remember that of Jerez in July 2020 which opened the long period of injuries of Marc Marquez, then hit in the right arm. This type of accident leaves after-effects. Jorge Lorenzo, now a DAZN commentator, took to his social networks to send a message about Marc's fall and this tendency of the RC213V to throw its drivers into the air: “ I don't know if you saw it, but last year I commented on my YouTube channel that Honda was the only MotoGP that does highsides with almost all of its riders. The most logical thing is that it's a traction control issue but...« , Jorge Lorenzo, leaves his sentence hanging before continuing: “ I don't think it's a traction control issue..."
Jorge Lorenzo: “ this is something that is not usual with all electronics in MotoGP«
If we pay attention to these words that the five-time world champion mentions, we find certain statements that Jorge Lorenzo made in mid-2021 about the worrying number of highsides that HRC drivers had been experiencing for a while: “ The Honda is one of the only MotoGP bikes that still puts these riders through this and it's something that's not usual with all the electronics in MotoGP. But Honda keeps getting it “, Jorge said a year ago in his analysis of last year's Qatar Grand Prix.
« I had one with Honda in Qatar, Friday afternoon, I fractured a rib, it was a highside for taking risks“, recalled Por Fuera on Todocircuito. " Maybe the electronics are less sophisticated than other brands, I don't know, or because they use less electronics, but this is perhaps the brand with which it is easier to commit a highside“, underlined the five-time World Champion.
Whether it's traction control, electronics, tires Michelin or the style specific to Marc Marquez, it's obvious that Honda must thoroughly investigate the accident of the Cervera pilot to prevent this type of harsh accident from happening again in the future. Especially now that the pilot's physique is no longer 100% again.
