Marc Marquez's comeback continues with track day, on course for Qatar MotoGP?
End of day Update:
Hacía tiempo que no disfrutaba tanto!
— Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93)
It has been a while since I enjoyed so much!
The chances of Marc Marquez being on the grid for the season-opening Qatar Moto♔GP are increasing by the day.
Since being cleared by doctors to intensify his training, due to increasing bone consolidation in his fractured (and later infected) right ar💧m, the eight-time world champion appeared on track with a minibike a few days later at the Circuito de Alcarrás.
"After eight months and after the Doctors approval in ಌthe last check-up, I finally felt this feeling again although it was with a mini moto!" Marquez wrote on social m🔯edia.
But today (Tuesday) is an even more significant milestone in his recovery with the Repsol Honda star taking to the Barcelona track on an RC213V-S, the product🦋io🗹n version of his MotoGP bike and the nearest he can get (under the testing rules) to trying out a full grand prix machine:
Today's test underlines that Marquez - who has already missed the Qatar MotoGP pre-season tests - had no significant issues during the minibike outing and, assuming all goes well on the RC213V-S, few would be surprised to then see him pꦍull out of pit lane for opening practice in Losail on March 26.
Repsol Honda confirmed to mahbx.com that Marquez travelled to Qatar oꦉver the weekend to join his rivals in getting the Covid 𒁏vaccination offered by the Qatari government to the MotoGP paddock.
Provisional 2021 MotoGP Calendar | |||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
1 | 28 March | Qatar (Evening race) | Losail |
2 | 4 April | Doha (Evening race) | Losail |
3 | 18 April | Portugal | Portimao |
4 | 2 May | Spain | Jerez |
5 | 16 May | France | Le Mans |
6 | 30 May | Italy | Mugello |
7 | 6 June | Catalunya | Barcelona |
8 | 20 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
9 | 27 June | Netherlands | Assen |
10 | 11 July | Finland (Subject to homologation) | KymiRing |
11 | 15 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
12 | 29 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
13 | 12 September | Aragon | Aragon |
14 | 19 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano |
15 | 3 October | Japan | Motegi |
16 | 10 October | Thailand | Buriram |
17 | 24 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
18 | 31 October | Malaysia | Sepang |
19 | 14 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo |
| Postponed Grands Prix: | |||
| Argentina | Termas | ||
| Americas | COTA | ||
| Reserve Grand Prix Venues: | |||
| Indonesia (Subject to homologation) | Mandalika | ||
| 2021 Pre-season Testing: | |||
| 5 March | Qatar Shakedown Test | Losail | |
| 6-7 March | Qatar Official Test | Losail | |
| 10-12 March | Qatar Official Test | Losail | |
Peter has been in the paddock for🎶 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
