Eight-time world champion Marc Marquez suffered a horrific crash in a warm-up session for the Indonesian Grand Prix when approaching the high-speed Turn 7 at the Mandalika International Street Circuit.
Luckily, hospital checks revealed that Marquez had only suffered a ‘head concussion’ from the devastating impact with the gravel. There was a heightened concern for his welfare due to his previous injuries.
Fans from across the world shared a sigh of considerable relief when the 29-year-old eventually got back up on his feet.
His bike, however, came off worse and was subsequently destroyed. His team of mechanics either covered their mouths or put their hands on their head in shock when the rider was hurled into the air.
Marquez has been unfortunate with previous arm and eye injuries and even had to miss half the races held since the beginning of 2020, and so will be devastated he was unable to continue this weekend.
This had been the fourth time over the weekend that Marquez had crashed, but this was by far the worst of the bunch, with BT Sport commentator Gavin Emmett exclaiming how bad the crash was.
“That’s a shocking crash for Marc Marquez. That’s one of the biggest high sides I’ve seen in 25 years covering this sport.
“He must have been 12 to 15 feet in the air the Repsol Honda man.”
Alberto Puig, Respol Honda team manager, has reportedly come out and shared his confusion of why Marquez has had three big crashes and the need to understand the problem, with many blaming the tires.
“The crash today was brutal. We need to analyze. They [Michelin] brought a different tire here and we need to understand everything. Our rider crashed and we want to understand [why].”
With Marc Marquez declared unfit to race and the race being threatened by the horrendous weather conditions, after a delayed start, it was won by KTM’s Miguel Oliviera.
The Portuguese rider came from seventh on the grid to lead the pack on lap five of the Indonesia MotoGP race, despite the torrid weather taking its toll.
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