Alex Márquez presented last Thursday the sixth edition of the Allianz Junior Motor Camp at the Rufea motocross circuit, near Lleida, in which he will act as luxury monitor for twenty young drivers between the ages of 10 and 13 chosen, previously, by the pair of brothers from Cervera.
Those responsible for the event initially excused the absence of Marc Márquez due to the injury he suffered while training, precisely, practicing Enduro on gravel, on October 30, and which prevented him from participating in the last two grand prix of the season, Portimao and Valencia , and in the 2022 pre-season tests that were held last week in Jerez .
However, the surprise for the three girls and 17 boys participating in the Campus came on Friday, when Marc appeared in Rufea to mingle with the young drivers and give them advice on driving on dirt, some images that the driver himself uploaded to their social networks.
Although the Honda rider continues to have vision problems and is waiting to recover, this type of appearance suggests that the situation is slowly improving, as does the two-time world champion, his brother Alex, who is waiting for him for the Sepang test, the first of next year, to be held from February 5 to 7.
“I hope he is in the test, it will be important for him, and also for us, for Honda, to have the reference and lead the way and not get lost. I don’t consider the possibility that he won’t be in Sepang, I hope he can go and the four Honda riders can be there to take a step forward”, explained Alex in conversation with the Marca newspaper.
Tuesday will mark a month since Marc’s injury and although the rider is undergoing regular check-ups, he has given himself until the end of December to make the decision whether or not to undergo surgery.
“It’s a type of injury that takes time, we have to see how it progresses until Christmas, that’s the deadline given by the doctor. It’s already happened to him once (2011), you get to a point where you have to see if it’s improving or stagnant and then make a decision. You have to be patient”, explained the LCR pilot.
Waiting for him to recover, Marc closely followed last week’s important test in Jerez, where the three Honda riders tested the 2022 bike.
“Marc is completely focused on the next season, he did not stop calling me throughout the test, and before going out on the track he already told me a few things about the new bike”, revealed Alex, who during the test, in which he was also present the technical chief of Marc’s team, Santi Hernández , to follow the evolution of the new HRC prototype.
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