The Spanish Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda RC 213 V) has been penalized with a double “long lap” (long lap) during the next race of the seasonthe Argentine MotoGP Grand Prix that takes place next week at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit.
Márquez has been sanctioned for causing the incident in which he hit the local Miguel Oliveira (Aprilia RS-GP) during the race in Portugalwith the result that both ended up on the ground and both had to be treated at the circuit clinic.
Miguel Oliveira received a medical discharge at no injury detected despite the strong blowwhile in the case of Marc Márquez a possible fracture of the first metacarpal of his right hand was observed and the Repsol Honda rider wore a cast on that hand after going through the Portuguese circuit clinic.
The Spanish Alberto Puig, Sports Director of the Repsol Honda team, explained that Marc Márquez “has the thumb of his right hand with a probable fracture that need to be valued more deeply with another type of imaging test, but it is possible that there is a fracture.
And he explained the circumstances in which the accident occurred: “He came out with a hard tire in front and it was not warm, he braked, blocked in front, and when he released the brake, with the inertia that these motorcycles have and what they weigh , It has been thrown and has not been able to avoid the collision. It was not his intention to advancebut when this happens it’s complicated… then the bike shoots out and it’s impossible to stop, but it wasn’t the intention, because I wasn’t in the distance to overtake.”
“These things happen, the wheels lock up. Probably the tire would not be up to temperature yet because it was the hard one and this can happen, the pity is that it has happened and there is another rider involved, for this reason we want to apologize in front of Aprilia and Oliveira, because it was not his intention to fall and fracture a finger; They are things of the races and they can happen”.
“Normally, we understand that there will be a sanction for Marc in Argentina. It’s not the most important thing of the day. The most important thing is that the fall by Marc, by Oliveira and by the consequences it has, we feel very bad “continued Alberto Puig.
“We already know the potential of the bike and we know it, but going to the specific point of the crash was what I said. He was comfortable, it’s not that he was past, or that he had the intention of overtaking, or anything. He has told me that he was going at a pace that was not difficult for him at all, but it is what it is for now, “Puig lamented.
