Marko Hanželic
An amazing comeback Marc Marquez, just days after upper arm surgery, ended on Saturday after two free workouts. Everyone then eagerly awaited how he would fare in Q1. The Catalan champion drove onto the track soon after the start of qualifying, but after one driven lap he also left and went to his residence and towards the end of the qualifications he also left the racetrack.
From the factory team Repsol Honda they have meanwhile already reported that the pain is too severe and that it will be MM93 missed tomorrow's race and dedicated to recovery to perform in Brno in two weeks. As confirmed by the Honda team leader Alberto puig, Marquez will not compete in the race on Sunday, although he would be qualified (as the last). Because he is the driver of the factory team Honda resigned in Q1 without having lap time, otherwise he would have won thanks to his training permission to start on the race.
"It simply came to our notice then. It wasn't so bad in the morning, so he could drive, ” je Puig told for BT Sport. “But in the afternoon we found out that the whole thing is not that simple. So we decided it was best not to take part in the race. ” Marquez has not missed a single race in the royal class so far since the 2013 season. His next goal is to perform at Czech GP v Brno.
