Santi Hernandez, Marc Marquez's chief technician, keeps confidential the causes that caused the accident during the MotoGP warm-up in Mandalika.
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By Tuesday, Honda will announce if Marc Marquez will be able to return to the track during the next MotoGP weekend in Austin. Or if for the return of the eight-time world champion, suffering from a new case of diplopia, we will have to wait for Portimao. The second option would seem the most accredited, but we hope that the visual disorder will disappear very quickly and we are only waiting for the green light from Dr. Sanchez Dalmau.
The last days, Marc Marquez returned to gymnasium to train and this is a clear sign that this time the recovery times will be shorter than the accident five months ago. But how quickly the return will be, there remains a doubt which will perhaps be resolved on Tuesday. The test pilot Stefan bradl took to the track at Termas de Rio Hondo but he doesn't have the pace to take on a Grand Prix. The German finished 19th, about 32 seconds behind the winner. At his side, there was Marc's staff led by the chief engineer Santi Hernandez.
The absence of the champion is felt inside the box after the long absence of the 2020 season, and that of the first two and last two rounds of the 2021 MotoGP championship. It's not something we expected. After the last two years, with the injury problems, which came and went, it was not easy and this year we were very happy to start the season in normal conditions », says the chief engineer of Marc Marquez. " Now it's a freezing shower. We are in a good mood, because we always try to find the positive side, but what we want is for Marc to come back as quickly as possible, because we like working with him ».
The causes of Marc Marquez's accident in Mandalika
No one can indicate a date for the return, but the comments byAlberto Puig exuded great optimism. The causes of the Mandalika accident only partially emerged. “ There are a lot of things we've seen, but nothing technically unusual. We cannot say that at the technical level there was a failure of a component or a control that we can put our finger on. We summarized what happened and the important thing is to understand what happened within the team. When Marc arrives we will explain it to him and we will talk to him about it, he's the one who has to give the explanations because he's the one on the bike ».
On the other hand, the accident of Marc Marquez seemed a rather unusual highside. “ It's difficult to see these falls in MotoGP "Adds Santi Hernandez to 'AS'. “ Especially today with all the (electronic) controls we have… We need to think about why these things happen and if they can be prevented. You have to think about how to avoid them, because those who ride are the pilots ". The harder carcass adopted by Michelin in Indonesia could it have had an impact on the accident? “ Yes, in the Mandalika test we were fast and had no problems. On the other hand, during the race weekend, we suffered… To say more is not my position. It's up to others to speak. I'm just doing my job, understanding the reasons for things and trying to prevent them from happening again ».
