Honda admit they must “modify” Jerez test plan without Marc Marquez | “A matter of who tests”

Honda team manager Alberto Puig has admitted they thought Marc Marquez would ride in Jerez until his “last minute” withdrawal - meaning they must “modify” plans for Monday’s test and choose who will ride.
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Marquez is absent from the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Spanish MotoGP this weekend as he continues to recover from hand surgery but his prolonged spell on the sidelines will have a lasting impact because Honda hoped he could test new parts on Monday - the f💖irst of just two in-season test days.

They must now redesign their plan with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Rins, Joan Mir, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Takaaki Nakagami and test rider Stefan Bradl at their disposal.

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“We have a plan and we will keep to it. The🃏 only thing that was not in the plan? That Marc would not be here,” Puig said. 

“Maybe we will have to modify it a bit.

“We have our items an☂d parts. We have a cle♔ar idea of what to test. 

“It’s a matter of who tests. This is some𝄹thing we must discuss during the weeke♉nd.

“Of course, it’s a big loss that we cannot use him here for ꦬall the weekend - the rac🐓e and the test.

“But we will have to do our best. We have other 👍very good riders - this was proven last weekend.

“We will do t💙he test then share the info with the other riders.

“We would love for Marc to be here for us, but also for him, as a Spanish rider in J𒈔erez it is a special fe🐲eling,

“We will do our best and keep going.”

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Marquez will not only miss the opportunity to reduce the 57-point deficit to the top of the Mot𝓀oGP stan🅘dings as he pursues a seventh premier class title, but he will also miss valuable time developing the RC213V to his taste.

This could open the door to Rins, who won Hꦗonda’s first grand prix ✱in two years last time out in Texas, to put his best foot forwards in feeding back to engineers.

Marquez said: “Of course, it was🐼 a very important test be𒊎cause the next one is in Misano.

“We won’t have another test this season.

“They have other good riders - Mir, Rins, ไStefan Bradl. I cannot help, I cannot ride.”

Puig admitted he hoped Marquez would race 🔯thi💃s weekend: “We thought we could do it. But unfortunately it was not ready.

“It was at the last minute, on Tuesday. We have to follꦏow the indications from the doctors.

“He was told that the healing is goinꦕg well, but unfortunately it’s ♑not healed yet.

“The doctors in the hospital in Madrid, the doctors from the Mayo clinic, and the Red “Bull docto🔜rs agree that the bone is going well, but is not ready for these activities.

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