The Gresini Racing rider, Àlex Márquez, has recently shared his experience of the brutal accident he suffered during the Catalonia GP. In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Márquez explains how he lived through that weekend, going from euphoria to the hospital in a matter of hours.
The young rider, who appears with a neck brace and signs of discomfort, details his impressions of the incident, which paused the race and altered the course of his season. Through the video, he describes how he faced the tensions and concerns with his Ducati throughout the weekend.
The situation culminated on race day when a technical failure of Pedro Acosta‘s KTM caused Márquez to collide violently with him, launching him into the barriers. “I didn’t completely remember what had happened, so I asked to see the crash video,” Márquez explains. The review of the video was a revealing moment for him, as he understood the severity of the accident and his luck in having avoided an even more severe impact with the wall.
The rider suffered a collarbone fracture and an injury to the C7 vertebra, an incident that requires a recovery period that will force him to miss the upcoming races at Mugello and Balaton Park. Despite the physical impact, Márquez highlights that the psychological recovery is equally difficult: “It’s not an injury we quickly think about returning from.”
With the aim of not rushing, Márquez comments that the most important thing will be to be 100% ready before returning to competition. After recently winning in Jerez and Catalonia, he was in excellent shape before the accident, and now he must grapple with a more complicated challenge.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
