The way things are going, we sincerely fear that Marc Marquez will pay a high price for the way his right humerus fracture was handled. An injury that lasts, and which not only already threatens his 2021 season after having euthanized that of 2020, but which quite simply casts doubt on the rest of his career. Shared questions that are no longer just exchanged behind the scenes. We talk about it openly, like Marco Melandri…
Unconditional Marc Marquez, it is not with Marco Melandri that you will be reassured about the fate of your idol. The retired Italian and now consultant gave his opinion on the ordeal that the eight-time World Champion is going through today. In comments relayed by Tutomotoriweb, his analysis is merciless and reveals a conviction: this whole affair was medically mismanaged…
He says : " it will be the most difficult race for him. Because in my opinion, the mistake that was made immediately was not to rely on a specialized team » An introduction which announces a blacklisting of the one who, until then, had been assessed as irreproachable: the doctor Xavier Mir : " I know Dr. Mir, he operated on my forearms for compartment syndrome in 2004. He is certainly very good, but for such an injury you cannot go to someone who is a doctor on the track, a surgeon who also goes out of his way ».
Melandri: “They told him “a plate and two screws and you’re fine”, but no”
The Italian adds: “ he is a surgeon in general, works everything, from joints to bones… Marquez should have gone to a specialist, in Italy for example there is doctor Giuseppe Porcellini who only does shoulders and elbows, period. In Marquez's case a neurologist was also needed during the surgery. Someone like Marc can't leave anything to chance, but instead they told him "a plate and two screws and you're good", but no ».
Finally, Melandri is not convinced that Marquez can return to the level he was at before the Jerez accident: “ It's very difficult. On the one hand he has the desire, the determination to do it even more than before, on the other I tell you that it is very difficult. He spent a year without touching the bike and if he could come back, he certainly wouldn't come back in optimal condition. Then, with today's MotoGP, you ride very little, almost never. And we have to do it to be competitive ».
