Marc Marquez keeps Honda in suspense but also the entire MotoGP paddock and its fans on a state of health whose assessment should not take long. His diplopia is a serious concern and is just another red flag on a body that, at 28 years old, has already been put under heavy strain. Because Marc Marquez never spares his efforts. The eight-time World Champion always makes sacrifices to build his record and establish his reputation. But he still remains a man with his threshold of tolerance and his sensitivity. He revealed this little-known aspect in a report also enhanced by Jorge Lorenzo on a subject on which he lifted the taboo: that of fear.
We will remember that when he was asked to Cal Crutchlow to compare Marc Marquez to an animal, he had spontaneously identified it with a cat. Specifying that the feline always landed on its feet after a caper. Not to mention that several lives are attributed to him... However, the good fortune and misfortunes still remain marked and the official Honda spoke frankly about their psychological impacts: “ normally, we pilots have already internalized what falls, risks, pain or injuries are », testifies Marc Márquez. " You fall and you want to get back on the bike ».
Marc Marquez: “ there are times when you have to push yourself a little, not wait for the fear to pass«
However, everything is not always so simple… “ There are different occasions where after falls you have suffered you no longer want to ride the motorcycle. You would prefer to spend one, two, three or more days resting ". And he adds: “ but there you can't forget that you are a professional pilot. It's your hobby and your passion, but it's also your job, and there are certain times when you have to force a bit to climb on the bike. There are times when you have to force a little, not waiting for the fear to pass, but force time for her to fade away."
These moments occur at precise moments that Marc Marquez describe. And it's like a message to Honda, like a report that calls out to the RC213V… “ When you have a bad feeling about the bike, the fear becomes stronger and that's when things don't go well " has explained Marquez. " Accidents sometimes make you feel good and they happen because it's part of the game and it doesn't happen because of the bike, but because you made a mistake and the bike reacted. But when you fall because the bike has betrayed you or you feel that things are not working, the fear is felt more ».
Jorge Lorenzo, now retired, explores the question in his own way: “ I have been one of the brave, of those who were not afraid to express what I felt, since 2008. When I was afraid I said it. I had these falls in China, in Le Mans, or in Montmeló, where I hit my head, I even said that I was afraid of riding a motorcycle, then little by little I got over it . I was the first to admit it », remembers the Spaniard.
"Mlife would have no meaning without motorcycles, without a relationship with motorcycling«
He ends in this report of DAZN : " you must always be aware of the risk that this sport carries, because sometimes you do not see it, because you are very protected or have a lot of control with the motorcycle and you have been doing it since you were little… But you are also aware that , if something goes wrong, or if you are unlucky, you may have a lifelong physical disability or even lose your life ". A fatal outcome unfortunately experienced on three occasions this season.
But let's go back to Marc Marquez : could these confidences about the bad sides of one's job be precursors to a deeper reflection on the end of one's career? The eight-time World Champion immediately reassures: “ what you feel on a motorcycle you rarely, if ever, feel in normal life, at least personally. This feeling of freedom is unmatched, although there is a risk management component that makes the whole thing even more adrenaline-filled. Motorcycles are part of my life and my life would have no meaning without motorcycles, without a relationship with motorcycling“. We breathe!
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