The Honda rider is still waiting for his double vision problem (diplopia), in which he relapsed after the heavy fall suffered in the warm up of the Indonesian Grand Prix , two weeks ago today, to disappear so he can return to get on his motorcycle.
Marc Márquez was declared unfit for the Mandalika race, and did not travel to Termas de Río Hondo, where the Argentine Grand Prix races are held this afternoon, the third stop on the MotoGP calendar.
This same Sunday, Márquez has uploaded a video to his social networks while he continues with his preparation so as not to lose his physical tone: “Non stop”, says the runner in the post.
Marc, who now lives in Madrid, chose a piece from Outskrts as background music for the video: ‘Let’s Do This’, whose catchy chorus says: “Are you ready for a comeback? /Are you ready to fly? /Are you ready for the moment? /Get ready to ride”, which would be, in Spanish: “Are you prepared to return? Are you ready to fly? Are you prepared for the moment? Prepare to ride”.
Marc’s ‘hidden’ message could not be clearer and more direct, the rider feels more and more recovered from his eye problem and at Honda they are very optimistic about the possibility of him traveling to Austin, where next weekend the the Grand Prix of the Americas .
In principle, Marc will undergo a new review this Monday morning with his trusted ophthalmologist, Dr. Sánchez Dalmau , who was the first to color this new episode of diplopia in the runner with optimism, when he said that this time the ailment was less serious . If the tests are positive, the runner will travel to the United States on Tuesday to meet again with the members of his team, who this weekend are in Termas working together with the German Stefan Bradl, the Spaniard’s replacement on the Repsol team.
Alberto Puig , Honda team manager, spoke this Saturday from Argentina about Marc’s condition.
“The issue of hearing is very complex and they cannot give you an exact date to return. Based on last year’s reference (three months off), we were very scared at Mandalika, but now the progression has been very fast, I cannot say he’s going to come to Austin, but he’s recovering very quickly,” he said.
The Honda executive also believes that when Marc reappears he will do so to fight for victories.
“The good thing about sight is that you see or you don’t see, if you break an arm you come back and you have a handicap, but with sight, when Marc comes back he will see well (…) and he will be able to fight to win from day one”.
