Some insiders in the MotoGP paddock believe Marc Marquez is past his peak ‘for a long time’, according to the report. Marquez is out of this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix after undergoing surgery on Sunday.
The world champion broke a bone in his leg after a violent climb in the Le Mans sprint. He was already planning a procedure on the shoulder to fix the screw that was pressing on the radial nerve.
Doctors treated both injuries in Madrid Marquez Outside of at least one race weekend. Recovery time is driven by recovery speed.
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Disagreement in the MotoGP paddock over the prospects of Marc Marquez
As he says Speed ​​weekThe MotoGP paddock is divided on the future of Marquez after the latest injury. Few are confident of a ‘successful comeback’, considering the operations as ‘another setback’.
Marquez By winning the 2025 title and completing one of sport’s greatest stories, he showed his thirst and hunger for success. In the year He returned to the top of MotoGP between 2020 and 2022 after a serious hand injury that required four separate surgeries.
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However, there are other insiders who fear that he will use up all his mental energy for that comeback. After achieving his ultimate goal, it will be difficult to summon the motivation to fight another injury; Marquez himself said in MotoGP that ‘I have nothing to prove’..
The skeptics now see the best past version of Marquez due to age and accumulated injuries. They doubt that even he ‘realized’ that his body was up to the test.
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In all probability, The 2026 title is gone for Marquez. His absence at Le Mans on Sunday left him 71 points behind Marco Bezecic and the gap is set to widen in Barcelona.
The question now is whether he has the appetite to compete in 2027 and beyond, and whether he will do so at a winning rate. But Marquez shouldn’t be written off just yet.
Before his injury at the 2025 Indonesian GP, ​​Marquez had won eight times in 10 races. This happened less than a year ago.
Márquez has won two sprint races this year, taking pole position despite nerves limiting his stamina. The rider himself was relieved to have an explanation for the slight fall.
Marquez just needs a little improvement to get back to world-beating status, and there’s reason to believe his latest shoulder surgery will provide just that.
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