No one has been in more turmoil on the current MotoGP grid than reigning champion Marc Marquez.
The perfect example now exists. He is struggling to make pre-season testing after suffering a serious collarbone injury at the 2025 Indonesian Grand Prix. Ducati He needs to return it.
The only reason Marquez He has a chance going into Sepang because of his aggressive and competitive nature.
In some ways, the years have served him well, while in others it has hurt him. In person, especially when he was Hondaoverindulged himself.
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Marquez He was ‘unbeatable’ in 2019.and never finished under a second in any race. He was incredibly consistent.
Andrea Dovizioso realized the ‘only way’ to beat Marquez He was playing with it a little. Sometimes, it worked, but during the duration, he couldn’t climb.
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Jorge Lorenzo thinks Marc Marquez made a ‘very bad’ decision to rush back to MotoGP in 2020
Marquez has found his shoulder recovery ‘difficult’.But now he has experienced so much that almost nothing is new to him.
The seven-time champion knows that it is important to be close to 100% before returning to defend his title. Otherwise, he risks getting himself into trouble.
Speaking of the 2020 Jerez crash that started it all, a former rival George Lorenzo Marquez thinks he made a ‘very bad’ decision after the incident.
“For Marc, it was the worst season and the worst decision, which probably comes from the history of motorcycle racing.
“When I quickly went back to the circuit, it’s been like this since the 1990s when doctors gave race clearances. It’s very tricky. If you’re a runner, if you break your leg, you can’t run. But in a motorcycle, if you put surgeons in a bowl, you can be very competitive.
“You can go on a bike, then you’ll be faster or slower, but you can do it, you can compete. The problem is that if you crash again, it’s more dangerous.”
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When did Marc Marquez try to recover from the 2020 Jerez crash?
Marquez’s crash at Jerez will eventually rule him out for the 2020 season, but not after trying to make a comeback within a week of the accident.
Yes, the Spaniard tried to make a comeback at the Andalusian Grand Prix, less than seven days after his dreaded ascent from a broken right humerus bone – an important body part.
Maybe you didn’t realize it at the time, but returning to action four days after surgery on your hand is stupid.
Pulling out of the following tournament was a wise choice, and even then, it took him a long time to get back to his old self.
