Thailand MotoGP: Marc Marquez has “three days to recover” and needs painkillers - can he excel again?

Marc Marquez admitted that he needed ice and painkillers after a heroic effort at the Japanese MotoGP but his physicality will be tested even further by the looming back-to-back race schedule.
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The Thai MotoGP this weekend mean⭕s Marquez 𒆙will have the minimum possible turnaround, after completing his first race since another major arm surgery.

The eight-time world champion qualified in pole position in Motegi, then finished fourth while overtaking 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Miguel Oliveira on the last lap, in a stunning demonstration of his🅘 strength and grit.

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He had missed eight races of this se▨ason due to a fourth operation which rotated his bone, an🍌d his ongoing recovery called into question whether he could cope with the physical demands of a full race in the premier class.

“[Sund꧅ay] was the first day that I felt pain in the shoulder,” he told BT Sport.

“Let’s see how the recovery of that arm will be.

“I was delaye🍌d [doing TV interviews] because I was on the ice alre🏅ady! Trying to take care.

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“I will have to take painkillers tonight. I rode with painkillers just to keep th🌱e pain down.

“I ha🧜ve three days to recover well, but I don’t ཧthink it will be a problem.”

Marquez was 7.7s behind race winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Miller in Japan, and is still the 𒉰most successful Honda rider of an abject season for the team despite missing so many races.

H♔e said: “🔥I am really happy about the weekend. From Friday to Sunday we made good steps and were at a solid pace.

“The race distance? I expected much worse.

“I am riding in a strange style, a stra🃏nge position, but I was able to keep going at a good pace so I am happy.

“I was struggling only in a few p�🥀�oints in the circuit. I was able to attack Oliveira at the end.

“It was not an amazing result if you look at the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:MotoGP standings, but it is an aౠmazing result from where we were com🎃ing.”

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