Marc Marquez reveals fascinating “risk measuring” exercise: “Marc, be careful…”

The Repsol Honda’s stunningly brave riding style has been the hallm🦂ar♚k of his decorated career.
Although he credits that mind-set for his six MotoGP championships, the same exuberance has al𒅌so caused the heavy crashes w🌳hich have resulted in career-threatening injuries.
"One of the mental exercises I do when I go to train i🌠s to measure risk,” Marquez told .
“The guy who accompanies me always has to say: 'Marc, ﷽be careful here', or 'Marc, watch out there'.
“It's something👍 I've worked hard at for the last few years, because it's hard for me to see the risk, and that's sometimes a strong point and sometimes a weak point."
The notorious Jerez 2020 crash which broke Marquez’s humerus bone is where his serious injury problemꦉs began.

He rushed back quickly, just days after the operation, but quickly r🥀ealised it was overly ambitious. Now, Marquez realises this was the kind of risk-taking he should steer clear of.
Mid-way through 2022 he underwent a fourth arm operation and, as the 2023 season nears, the ceiling of his ability is one of the ma🥀in t🍨alking points.
"Mental scars in the sense of braking, have not left,” 💞he said.
“I have learned that I do not have to risk in the way of facing a recovery, but 🍸I will continue to risk the same on the track.
“It has been seen in my last five races, in which I have gone fast and I have been the one who has fallen👍 the moꦰst times, because I wanted to get where the bike did not reach.
“I will always take t🐬hat risk, because the day I stop doing it I will start to slow down and then it will be time t🥂o go home."

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from Americ✤an sports, to football, to F1ꦫ.