Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez said Thursday that he is considering taking a break from racing after the Spanish Grand Prix as he struggles with his comeback from an injury but has decided to move on after encouraging discussions with his doctors.
Marquez broke his humerus at the season opening Grand Prix of Spain last July in Jerez and stopped driving all year. He only made his comeback last month at the Portuguese Grand Prix, the third race of the season.
Marquez is far off in three races without a podium, including a retirement in France. The Spaniard says that he is not riding in an optimal position for racing because of the pain in his shoulder.
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“After Jerez there was an opportunity to quit again. We talked to the doctors, but in the end even the doctors said it was good to reintroduce (racing) into my life, ”Marquez told reporters ahead of the Italian Grand Prix this weekend at Mugello.
“The humerus is connected to the shoulder that I had surgery on in the past and maybe not 100%, but it worked well as it did in Jerez in 2020.
“The humerus is ready to squeeze. The pain is always there, the doctors say it is normal after a humerus fracture, the shoulder or the elbow is affected … There are some things that come more from the shoulder that bothers me when I ride. “
Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo leads the world championship standings, one point ahead of Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia after five races.
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