Never during his career has Marc Marquez had to regret staying so far away from his motorcycle. A lack of riding which, given the level required to hold one's place in MotoGP, will inevitably be felt when the Honda official can take the handlebars again. A deadline that is still impossible to set, which makes its situation all the more worrying. A concern shared by veteran Kevin Schwantz who explains it…
Far from his MotoGP since the end of July due to injury, Marc Marquez will pay for his lack of riding when he is finally able to put his helmet and suit back on. A return which however does not seem likely for tomorrow, given the development of a humerus injury operated three times. A damaging situation for a champion engaged at the highest level of competition. Kevin schwantz, 1993 World Champion, has been there and he remembers this painful stage of his career classified among the legendary.
Public chat motogp.com, the Texan explains: “ when I was still active and couldn't ride while everyone else was running, I always felt like it would take me three times as long to get up to speed again ", remember Schwantz who retired midway through the 1995 season. If I had to take a month off, it would take a long time to return to normal level physically and mentally ».
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Schwantz speaks thus of his own experience: “ suddenly, you are five seconds slower because your head is no longer used to anything that moves faster than 300 km/h. It just takes time ". Regarding Marquez, Schwantz believes that careful preparation will be crucial for his return. Because " it won't be easy until he can do enough laps to get used to the bike again ».
However, legendary #34 adds: “ if there's anyone who can come back, it's probably Marc Marquez. But this is now his first major injury and by far the longest period since his childhood that he has not spent on a motorcycle ", Explain Schwantz who insists: “ the more it doesn't ride, the harder it will be to come back ».
