Marc Marquez’s racing return could end up being sooner than first thought as he gets the green light to intensify his training as his broken arm makes good progress.
Marquez underwent surgery on his injured bone in early December after suffering an infected pseudoarthrosis of the right humerus, a condition that meant the humerus couldn’t heal properly.
His injury has made slow but consistent progress over the subsequent 14 weeks since the procedure in order to cure the ailment was undertaken, with Marquez’s medical team leaders Doctors Samuel Antuña and Ignacio Roger de Oña now happy with the level of advancement in bone strength after “clinically and radiographically” verifying the “bone consolidation” since the operation.
The six-time MotoGP champion was forced to miss the remainder of the 2020 season after sustaining the injury in the campaign-opening Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez, though the Spaniard’s progress was put back after further injuring his arm while “trying to open a window” at home.
He featured on the provisional entry list for the Qatar GP in two weeks time alongside new team-mate Pol Espargaro, though it was expected Honda test rider Stefan Bradl would deputise for Marquez in a similar fashion to the bulk of ’20.
This latest news though means Marquez has the possibility to make the grid at the Losail International Circuit should he be able to get himself in sufficient shape over the next 14 days, though Honda provided no time frame for in its short statement released on Friday morning.
He hasn’t wheeled a MotoGP prototype machine since attempting to practice for the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring around seven months ago, meaning he’ll have his work cut out getting up to speed should a swift return materialise.
