Alex Marquez provides new injury update after rib fracture

“Green light from medical team to♕ travel to Indonesia,” he posted to 𒆙social media.
“I’ဣll be cautious and will check my feelings in each practice ses🌱sion.
“Looking forward to coming back!”
The Gresini Ducati rider frac🌸tured three ribs in a crash in qualifying at the Indian MotoG♎P.
He missed the rest of the round, then the eﷺntire Japanese MotoGP the following week.
But Marquez looks set to restrict his absence to just t♏wo rounds by returning in ꧒Indonesia.
He will st🐭ill be subjected to a medical check-up upon arrival before jumping on a bike on ജFriday.
Marquez is 1🌺1th in the MotoGP standings - he won for the first time in the premier class in the sprint race at Silverston🍒e earlier this year.
This is his first year away from Honda and with Gresini, the Ducati satellite team. And if the rumour mill is to be believed, next season migh🎐t be even more fun for him…

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sport꧑s for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.