MotoGP insiders suspect that Marc Marquez has suffered from multiple operations on his right arm and will never regain his best form as a result.
Marquez He underwent another operation last weekend at Madrid’s Ruber International Hospital to fix the problem with his right shoulder. The 33-year-old tried to keep the surgery a secret, but after breaking his leg in France, he made plans for the surgery.
of Ducati The racer fractured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during the sprint race at Le Mans, when he took a big hit in the penultimate corner on the penultimate lap. The need for surgery on the little finger gave Marquez the opportunity to bring forward the surgery on the shoulder.
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MotoGP insiders doubt that Marc Marquez will not be back in race form.
Seven-time MotoGP champion Marquez was riding with discomfort in his right shoulder. In the early rounds of the 2026 season. In the year A splint from the 2019 Latarjet surgery got stuck in the crash at the 2025 Indonesian Grand Prix, and started pushing on the radial nerve.
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Marquez was unable to drive naturally due to a shoulder injuryIt has only touched the Cervera native while riding a MotoGP bike. But while Marquez confirmed the operation was “successful”, MotoGP insiders doubt he will ever be the same rider.
According to Gazzetta dello SportFigures in the MotoGP paddock reportedly suspect Marquez ‘will not be the champion he was’ before his injury in Indonesia last October. Marquez’s many surgeries are feared to be too many on his right arm.
Following Marquez’s big climb last Sunday, surgery at the Le Mans Sprint and all the operations he required on his right arm raised fears that the Spaniard would be ‘damaged’. Many expect the problems to continue at the Grand Prix.
Marquez set a new Le Mans lap record during qualifying For the French GP last Saturday, despite issues with his shoulder, to withdraw from Q1. But a sprain in his shoulder, which puts pressure on the radial nerve, has made sure he can’t maintain solid speed this season.
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The belief of some in the MotoGP paddock is now that ‘the lap is important, but the race is another matter’, and when Marquez returns from injury, he must ensure that he is back to the level he was at before Marco Bezecic took him out to Indonesia in October.
Marquez won the 2025 MotoGP title by five rounds, but Bezcicci saw his season end early when he crashed at the Indonesian GP. After joining Ducati, Marquez won 11 of the 18 Grands Prix he entered, but his term ended in disappointment.
Ducati will not replace Marquez at this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix as he hopes to return for the Italian Grand Prix on May 29-31. Niccolo Bulega will not be able to replace Marquez at Barcelona or Mugello due to a conflict with the World Superbike Championship.
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