What about Marc Marquez when he gets back on his Honda in a MotoGP meeting? For an entire season, except for one race, the first and last for him, the eight-time World Champion was out of action, languishing at home with a right arm recovering with difficulty from three operations. He seems on the right track, that of a comeback, if we are to believe his intervention during the presentation of the Repsol Honda team. We don't know when exactly the reunion will take place, nor which Marc Marquez we will have. Will it be as flamboyant as that of the world before? Livio Suppo reassures.
Livio Suppo, Racing Consultant was in charge of the team Repsol Honda and he therefore knows very well Marc Marquez. Now busy with other responsibilities, the man who also held a key position in the field at Ducati keep an eye on MotoGP. His interest is still great for the category, so much so that he would have seen himself in place of Davide Brivio at Suzuki, once it became clear that his position was open.
Asked by Moto sprint on the feeling left by Marc Marquez after the Repsol Honda presentation, the Italian commented: “ on his return, Marc said the most sensible things he could say. In other words, this time, until it is in place, it will not come back ».
« Nobody knows when he will return. I hope, as he did in Jerez, that he will not be reckless ". It will be recalled that on the management of the injury of Marc Marquez by his entourage and his team, Livio Suppo had been critical of those who should have advised and guided him. Now things seem different and Marquez he himself assured that he will return when he is certain that he can take another fall without problem. suppo declared on this new speech: “ this time, the doctor will want to be 100% sure before agreeing. I imagine they will take the necessary time ».
Livio Suppo: “taking fewer risks does not mean being slower”
But will this injury and this long period of inactivity have changed our Marc Marquez known so far? “ If it has no consequences on the mobility of the arms and physically returns to 100%, it will take very little to be what he always was. Maybe take a little less risk, but that doesn't mean it will be slower. When they have this killer instinct, it remains » he assures about the pilots.
The uncertainty is high, but the Piedmontese is ready to bet on his former driver: “ if the number of races is similar to that of a traditional championship, say 18, and he skips four, and if the opponents like to share the points like last year, the possibilities for him to play for the title could exist. How he would have had them in 2020 if he had returned ».
During these long and difficult months, thinking about retirement could have been easy, but according to suppo, the idea did not even come close to the eight-time World Champion: “ I hope not. That would mean it was worse than we knew » he finishes.
