MotoGp, official: Marc Marquez returns to Le Mans after the hand injury

Green light to return to the track by Marc Marquez. The 30-year-old Spanish driver of the Honda he will return to the races on Sunday for the Le Mans French GP, the fifth round of the world championship. After the crash in the inaugural race in Portimao and the operation for the fracture of the first metacarpal of his right hand, Marquez – who will not have to serve any penalty for the accident in Portugal – had missed the following appointments at Termas de Rio Hondo, Austin and Jerez. Consultations with three different medical teams gave a positive opinion on the healing of the bone, giving the green light for Marquez to return to the saddle of the RC213CV ahead of the Le Mans weekend, where the Spaniard won three times in the premier class, the latest in 2019.

Marquez: “Happy to be back”

“I’m happy to be back – comments the six-times world champion in the premier class – First of all I want to thank my medical staff for their professionalism and advice over the past few weeks. Obviously as a rider you would like to get back to riding as soon as possible but when you have an injury like that the most important thing is to heal.Now I’m here, concentrated, without having to worry about the hand.
Let’s see what this French Grand Prix brings and, above all, let’s work hard.”