Marc Márquez worked on two prototypes during the first day of MotoGP testing in Jerez. The world champion suffered a crash at turn 13.
Marc Márquez, ironically, fell in the curve named Jorge Lorenzo in Jerez. On the first day of MotoGP testing in Andalusia, the champion suffered a fall which led to investigations at the medical center. Fortunately, nothing serious, but a great fear for his shoulder. “ The fall was my fault. I went offshore, it was wet, although it seemed dry. Despite not going fast, I lost the trajectory. When I reached the gravel I was not in a good position and I had a subluxation in my right shoulder. »
Crash at the last corner for @marcmarquez93 was afraid to damage the shoulder but all ok pic.twitter.com/JasIg3EOme
— Tammy Gorali (@tammygorali) November 25, 2019
Fortunately, the doctors at the Jerez circuit assured him that everything was fine. But a more or less similar incident was at the origin of the recurring dislocations which led to an operation last December. Sixth at the end of the first day of testing, more than a second behind Viñales. “ I had three motorcycles in the box. One was a 2019, the other two had the first evolution of the new engine and a different chassis. We're trying to figure out what's the right way to develop the bike." said Marc Marquez. “ We are evaluating the chassis, especially here in Jerez. This part of the season is very important, so we have to stay focused. The Honda is a tough bike. We have two different directions before us, two different concepts. At the moment, there are some big positives and some just as negative ones »
Results of the first day of the MotoGP test in Jerez:
Reference times:
Test record: 1'36.880 by Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) in 2019
Lap record: 1'38.051 by Marc Márquez (Honda) in 2019
Classification credit: MotoGP.com
