Alberto Puig has admitted that Honda is not thinking about Marc Marquez not being ready for the start of the 2022 season. post-season testing. In addition, at the end of the year, information came to the public that the Spaniard was again having vision problems. Much like he had in 2011 after a horrific fall in Malaysia.
It is not yet known whether Marquez will be ready for pre-season testing or at least until the first race on March 6 in Qatar. Much more will be clear after the medical check-up scheduled around Christmas. Nonetheless, Honda is not considering the possibility that the Spaniard would not be ready to start next season.
"Marc is currently following the doctors' instructions - resting, avoiding stress," Puig told the media in an interview.
We hope that things will slowly return to normal. To start the season without him? We are not thinking about this at the moment. We will see how the rehabilitation will go, but we must not think that it will not be ready. We have to rely on and follow the doctors' instructions. ”
Despite hoping that the rehabilitation will end according to their wishes, Puig is aware of what a blow the partial absence of their star would be for his team for the third year in a row. He was seriously injured at the beginning of the 2020 season, but returned last season in imperfect physical condition. During this time, they had a huge amount of trouble in the factory team. After the transfer from KTM, Pol Espargaro had a lot of problems getting used to Honda's motorcycle this year. He did much better than, for example, Jorge Lorenzo in 2019. Marquez's one-year absence during this time also revealed the shortcomings of Honda's package, which he successfully covered in the last winning seasons.
“Behind us are two seasons in which there was virtually no development of the motorcycle. When your winning racer is not involved in the development you miss his comments. He was the one who was able to ride this motorcycle completely on the border. ”
"It simply came to our notice then. March has not been in development for some time. The work of other racers is also to be commended. The opinions of Stefan Bradl, Alex Marquez, Takaaki Nakagami and Paul Espargaro have been helpful, but the absence of Marc has greatly influenced the development of the motorcycle. ”
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