MotoGP, Márquez in tears after the race: “Not pain but liberation”

MotoGP, Márquez in tears after the race: “Not pain but liberation”

After returning to the garage, the Honda rider broke down in tears: “I felt like a rider again for the first time in so long”

19.04.2021 ( Aggiornata il 19.04.2021 19:55 )

Marc Márquez’s return was one of the main talking points over the weekend. The reason being that, following a 265-day absence from racing due to his arm injury, no one really knew what to expect from the Spaniard. Some believed he would win right off the bat, while others didn’t think he’d even complete the race. And yet Márquez was able to finish seventh, and was even the first Honda rider to cross the line.

Tears of liberation


“I usually keep me emotions in check - he told Sky - but today, when I came back to the garage after the race, I couldn’t help myself. The eight-time world champion burst into tears once his helmet came off. “This weekend's been different to any other in my career - he added - We’ve taken an important stop, not only in my career as a rider, but in my life. I wasn’t crying due to pain, but for all the time I was unable to race, for the team. I think it was a great weekend in the end, the result wasn’t important. The important thing is that I felt like a rider again. I still have a lot of work to do because I struggled a lot in today’s race but I’m pleased”.

“I didn’t ride as I wanted”


Although he’s back, Márquez still has a lot of work ahead of him with the bike, but more importantly he needs to return to full fitness: “I wasn't able to ride as I did before. The only time I rode how I like to ride was during qualifying, and only for one lap. If I rode how I wanted I’d have been wrecked after three laps. I made a good start but the other riders took advantage. I didn’t have the pace, so that’s normal. My arm movement isn’t 100% yet, it’s a struggle. My tricep hurts and isn’t working as it should, and I can’t use my elbow on the ground as I want to, but that’s how it is for now. I said it right from the start. The most important step in my recovery was riding at Portimao but my recovery isn’t complete and won’t be at Jerez either. It will take time, after nine months in which I’ve had my arm fastened to my body, it’s tough, but gradually I feel free, also mentally. And this is the most important thing”.

“There’s still a way to go”


The Honda rider then spoke of the training he will be doing in the coming days and months. “I need to continue working in the gym and on the bike. I need to ride, and over coming months I’ll be able to do a lot during race weekends. I won’t be able to do much at home, we’ve talked about that with the doctors. I can do gym work. The bone is doing OK but I cannot stress it too much, so I’ll do a little at a time. By mid-season I think I’ll be able to train more normally at home”.

Translated by Heather Watson

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