A statement from Honda stated: “Marc Marquez’s post-operative clinical situation has been deemed satisfactory by his medical team at the Hospital Ruber Internacional, in Madrid. However, the cultures obtained during the pseudarthrosis surgery have confirmed that there was a previous infection in the fracture, which will see Marquez undergo specific antibiotic treatment in the coming weeks. Marquez will remain at the Hospital Ruber Internacional, in Madrid.”
Marquez had attempted to make a return to MotoGP a week after his accident, following the guidance of doctors. He had to abandon his plans to make a return after facing issues as a result of his injury, but he nonetheless says his attempt was a mistake.
“This year has taught me many things,” Marquez told DAZN. “The first, that the attempt to return after the injury was hasty. My plate broke at home, opening a sliding door that I have to go out to the garden. But the plate did not break there, it did so as a result of all the stress that was created in Jerez.
“Trying to return to Jerez was a mistake. I’ve learned that the riders have a virtue and a defect, which is that the riders do not see fear, so they [doctors] have to make us see it. After the first operation, the first question of every rider is: when can I get back on the bike?
“And it is the doctor who has to know how to stop you, he is the one who has to be realistic. I went to Jerez with the peace of mind that the plate held because they told me so. I am brave but not unconscious. If they tell me that the plate can break, I would not have gotten on a 300km/h motorcycle.”
While his third surgery is said to be satisfactory but the infection could pose a hindrance in a complicated case. It will certainly ring alarm bells at Honda as reports suggests Marquez will be out for six months, which means, they will need a replacement.
