Marc Marquez said that he was surprised by the injury of Alex Marquez after watching the training

The Grand Prix was quickly red-flagged after Alex was sent flying off his bike, forcing him to undergo surgery for a fractured clavicle and vertebrae.

This was confirmed after the loss of the competitions held in Italy and Hungary Alex returns to the Czech Grand Prix And on Friday Alex finished P18 in FP1 Before proceeding to P15 in practice.

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Marc Marquez thought Alex Marquez wouldn’t finish on Friday after seeing him in practice.

The seven-time MotoGP World Champion talks about his brother’s performance Mark He admitted he was ‘surprised’ by Alex’s return.

The Ducati star, who recently returned from injury, said he wouldn’t bet on him finishing on Friday after seeing him in practice.

According to a Spanish news outlet Make a markMark said: “I’m happy for him, I’m surprised because I’ve seen him train, we’ve trained together, and I didn’t expect him to finish on Friday.”

“He’s been medically cleared for the spine and all that, but the muscular side will take time.

“I was impressed with how he was able to push through the pain today and the lap times he achieved because riding a MotoGP bike requires pushing as hard as he did.”

Reflecting on his own performances on Friday, Alex admitted that he was ‘tired’ But he did more than he expected.

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On Saturday, Alex qualified on the fifth row after setting the fourth fastest time in Q1 and will start the Sprint and Grand Prix races with Maverick Vinales and Fabio Quatararo.

However, it was confirmed that he finished the race. Alex withdrew from the Czech Grand Prix.The club said the decision was made to allow the 30-year-old to continue his full fitness journey ‘to the best of his ability’.

Taking to social media, Gresini He wrote: “After consultation with the team and Angel Charte, Alex Marquez has decided to withdraw from the rest of the CheckGP team with #CheckGP and continue his recovery in the best possible way.”

Looking ahead, another decision must be made between Alex and Gresini, with the 2026 MotoGP campaign continuing next weekend from Round 10 in the Netherlands.