Marc Marquez also misses the MotoGP of Spain «expected return to Le Mans»- Corriere.it

The recovery times are getting longer for marc Marquez, who underwent surgery on his right hand four weeks ago for an intra-articular fracture of the first metacarpal: in a note, Honda announced that the Spaniard, who was injured in the opening race at Portimao in an accident with Oliveira, he will also miss the Spanish grand prix, scheduled for this weekend, after missing the appointments in Argentina and Texas.

«On Tuesday 25 April, Marc Marquez underwent a medical check-up at the Ruber Internacional Hospital – reads the team’s note – The clinical and radiological progresses were judged satisfactory, butdue to the nature of the fracture and the elapsed time” it was decided “to continue your recovery and preparation over the next few weeks and to concentrate his possible return on the French GP, from 12 to 14 May».

Iker Lecuona, of Team HRC in WorldSBK, will replace Marc Marquez for the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix. For his part, the pilot thanked the fans for their support and reiterated: «The bone hasn’t completely healed yet and racing in Jerez would have been risky. We therefore decided not to take any chances, to wait another two weeks and return to Le Mans. I’m very sorry to miss the Spanish Grand Prix because it’s always special.”

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