When Marc Marquez tweeted a picture from the Brno MotoGP test, showing the Spaniard with his entire arm on the racetrack and asking 'save or crash', many would haveꦬ thought the latter.

But he did save it.

The reigning MotoGP champion later tweeted fu🧜rther pictures showing him somehow rising back onto two wheels:

"I wasಞ really, really lucky because I lost the front, but really smoothly," he said. "I was able to save with my 🦹elbow, but it was very long and I was able to think during the slide how I can manage.

"Then when I was on the floor I say 'ok, now full gas'. I opened full gas and when I opened my eyes again I was on my bike! Ok♕, thank you very much!"

Marquez had lost his first race of the season at Brno the previous day but still holds a huge 77-point lead he🌄ading into the British MotoGP.