Bizarre incident as Jorge Martin’s wing flies off and strikes Marc Marquez’s shoulder in Thailand MotoGP practice
- MotoGP Thailand, Buriram - Friday Prac𝓀tice Results
- Marc ♐Marquez: "I didn’t know it was a piece of Martin’s b𝓀ike…"
The 🐼bizarre incident in Buriram occurred as both rꦉiders were entering the pitlane.
The front wheel wing from the Pramac bike then flewꦇ off and cli🎐pped Marquez.
The Repsol Honda rider, travelling behind Martin into the pits, could be seen recoiling in pain and holding onto 𒐪his shoulder.
He later walked into his box, seemingly okay.
So it looks like Marc Marquez was hit on the shoulder by the carbon wing from the bottom of Jorge Martin's fronღt forks.
— Crash MotoGP (@crash_motogp)
The wing from Martin’s bike appeare🌠d to fly off after he rode over a marker on the track nearby the pitlane.
ꦐ"Oh, he ꩲgot hit," the commentary exclaimed after watching the strange incident on a replay.
"There's a marker, a board, that comes into pitlane. It looks like Martin clipped it, [the🔜 wing] flies up and hits Marqu꧟ez in the shoulder.
"That wou𓂃ld have been a l﷽ittle bit uncomfortable, wouldn't it?"
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