Blaž Štremfelj
Marc Marquez he admitted to being in the race before his first appearance MotoGP po 265 days absence somewhat nervous, which is not usual for him.
Marquez has been absent from the races since his failed return at the qualifications for the Andalusian GP in Jerez last year, where he performed in qualifying just days after a broken arm surgery. The six-time MotoGP world champion then had to miss the rest of the 2020 season and undergo two more surgeries, last December last year, but this weekend the Spaniard will return in the race for GP of Portugal in Portimao.
"It's nice to be back, because the last nine months have been very, very difficult for me," said the racer Honda. “Tomorrow I will take the most important step in my recovery, which is to ride a MotoGP motorcycle again. I'm a little nervous now, I have butterflies in my stomach, which is not usual for me, but I know that this will pass after the first free training and there will come a time when I will be able to enjoy riding a motorcycle again. ”
Sleep met with his team before the press conference on Thursday, who was highly motivated after the meeting. “They were all very motivated, so I had to calm them down a bit. I said I wouldn’t be old Marc in my first workout as I would need some more time. I'm still recovering and I'm separated from my old form by two more obstacles - physical and mental. "
Marquez he said he was looking forward to performing at the races in Qatar, which the doctors did not allow him in the end, which he found difficult to accept, as he himself felt ready. But it was even harder for him to watch the race from his home armchair after the injury. “At first it was very strange, but in the middle of the season it became completely normal. I sat in front of the TV screen and watched the races, just like many other viewers, and enjoyed myself. It was hard to make the decision not to perform in Qatar because I felt I was ready, though not quite 100%. But I followed the doctors ’advice, even though it was hard to wait nine months. It was even harder because of doubts. Not only doubts that I will ever drive, but also doubts that I will even have a normal hand, ” he explained nine-time world champion, who added that his optimism helped him a lot in his recovery, and even more so the people around him who cared that he remained motivated.
