Marquez, airlifted to hospital, package for the race

Victim of a violent highside during warm-up, the Catalan was taken to Lombok hospital for additional examinations.

Published on 20/03/2022 à 05:38

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Marquez, airlifted to hospital, forfeits the race

Clearly, the Indonesian GP is a dark weekend for Marc Marquez. Having made a mistake twice in Q1, the eight-time world champion fell again this morning in warm-up following a violent highside (losing the rear).

Incredible highside from Marc Marquez! 😱

The Spaniard loses control of his motorcycle and climbs almost a meter from the ground 😫

He is currently going to the hospital for a check-up 🏥#IndonesianGP ️ pic.twitter.com/7OdD7XHhuZ

— CANAL+ MotoGP™ (@CanalplusMotoGP) March 20, 2022

Stunned, he walked off the track, but he was airlifted to Mataram hospital to undergo additional examinations and check his right arm, fractured in 2020, but also his diplopia (double vision) from which he is recovering. barely.

Update 7:15 p.m. : Marc Marquez suffers from a concussion and must remain under observation for between 12 and 24 hours. He must therefore give up on the race, the start of which was delayed until 16:15 p.m. due to heavy rain.