Marc Marquez’s first words on German MotoGP pull-out - revealing when he’ll be back
The Repsol Honda rider has endured a nightmare weekend at the Sachsenring - a circuit that is usually among his favourites - which🧸 culminated in withdrawing fr🌠om the grand prix.
Marquez’s fifth crash of the weekend came ꦅin the warm-up on Sunday morning, when he fractured a finger but was passed fit to r☂ace.
However, he chose to pull out.
"After five cra🌌shes, especially the one this morning [in the warm up], I don't feel ready to race, so I've decided not to push,” he told .
“Because in Holland there is more to come.
"I don't feel ready. I have many blows to my body and especially m🔯y ankle, a ♏small fracture. I'm not ready.”
It is a stark admiss🍰ion from the genius rider who is so often feted for his bravery and ability to take ris💧ks.
Seven rounds into thꦍe MotoGP 2023 season, Marquez is yet to🐠 complete a grand prix.
He missed three rounds 𝓀altogether due to a broken hand suffered in Portimao.
He has now broken a second bone this year.
His struggles riding Honda’s bike have nev💦er been more drastic, and the physical toll on his body is becoming grimmer.
But, he has demonstrated optimism that he will have recovered in just a few days’ timeꦺ, ready to go again at Assen.
James was a sports journalist at Sky💖 Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
