After missing Indonesia and Argentina, the young Spaniard reappeared
the pilot of Repsol Honda, Marc Marquez go back to the competition in Austin having missed the last two races through injury. Already recovered from the problem of diplopia, reproduced as a result of his fall in the Mandalika’s warm-upthe pilot of cervera he feels recovered physically, but not so much mentally.
At the official press conference MotoGPin it Circuit of the AmericasMárquez spoke for the first time about his recovery and how he reaches the championship, after having missed the second and even the third World Cup races in Indonesia and Argentina, after the fall he suffered in Mandalika.
Marc Márquez through Repsol Honda wants to refocus on his racing
“He arrived at the GP of the Americas in the best way. Indonesia was one of the worst GPs of my career, I crashed many times and now it’s time to rebuild confidence. It is possible to win in Austin, but it is not the way to approach the weekend”, said the driver.
The rider who was returning to the World Championship at the inaugural Qatar GP after spending three months out due to his eye injury confessed in Austin that after spending two weeks off he is physically better than in Qatar, but less confident. “I thought I would spend three more months off.”
The problems with his double vision have not yet completely disappeared.
Márquez, after his 5th place in Qatar and with two zeros from Indonesia and Argentina, is 15th in the championship, with 11 points, 34 behind the lead held by Aleix Espargaró. He remains for a long World Cup and his options are intact. Still, he fell out of the spotlight of title contenders.
In addition, he is aware that he has a new vision problem. “I asked the doctors what could happen if I fell again. The impact on the head was big, so I am at risk of having this double vision problem again, both this weekend and in years to come.”
