Marc Marquez's comeback continues with track day, on course for Qatar MotoGP?
End of day Update:
Hacía tiempo que no disfrutaba tanto!
— Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93)
It has been a while since I enjoyed so much!
The chances of Marc Marquez being on the grid for the season-o🦩pening Qat꧅ar MotoGP are increasing by the day.
Since being cleared by doctors to intensify his training, due to increasing bone consolidation in his fractured (and later infected) right arm, the eight-time world🥂 champion appeared on track with a minibike a few days later at the Circuito de Alcarrás.
"After eight months and after the Doctor𝐆s approval in the last check-up, I finally felt this feeling again although it was with a mini moto!" Marquez wrote on social media.
But today (Tuesday) is an even more significant milestone in his re𒁏covery with the Repsol Honda star taking to the Barcelona track on an RC213V-S, the production version 💃of his MotoGP bike and the nearest he can get (under the testing rules) to trying out a full grand prix machine:
Today's test underlines that🌸 Marquez - who has already missed the Qatar MotoGP pre-season tests - had no significant issues during the minibike outing and, assuming all goes well on the RC213V-S, few would be surpr🔯ised to then see him pull out of pit lane for opening practice in Losail on March 26.
Repsol Honda confirmed to ltxcn.top that Marquez travelled to Qatar over the weeꩲkend to join his rivals in gett🧸ing the Covid vaccination offered by the Qatari government to the MotoGP paddock.
Provisional 2021 MotoGP Calendar | |||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
1 | 28 March | Qatar (Evening race) | Losail |
2 | 4 April | Doha (Evening race) | Losail |
3 | 18 April | Portugal | Portimao |
4 | 2 May | Spain | Jerez |
5 | 16 May | France | Le Mans |
6 | 30 May | Italy | Mugello |
7 | 6 June | Catalunya | Barcelona |
8 | 20 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
9 | 27 June | Netherlands | Assen |
10 | 11 July | Finland (Subject to homologation) | KymiRing |
11 | 15 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
12 | 29 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
13 | 12 September | Aragon | Aragon |
14 | 19 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano |
15 | 3 October | Japan | Motegi |
16 | 10 October | Thailand | Buriram |
17 | 24 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
18 | 31 October | Malaysia | Sepang |
19 | 14 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo |
| Postponed Grands Prix: | |||
| Argentina | Termas | ||
| Americas | COTA | ||
| Reserve Grand Prix Venues: | |||
| Indonesia (Subject to homologation) | Mandalika | ||
| 2021 Pre-season Testing: | |||
| 5 March | Qatar Shakedown Test | Losail | |
| 6-7 March | Qatar Official Test | Losail | |
| 10-12 March | Qatar Official Test | Losail | |
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentꦗino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and 🃏Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
