Ducati's Marquez to Miss French and Catalan GPs Due to Foot Fracture
Marc Marquez will miss two MotoGP rounds after a sprint crash left him with a fifth metatarsal fracture in his right foot, Ducati said.
- Ducati's Marc Marquez will miss Sunday's French Grand Prix and next weekend's Catalan Grand Prix after fracturing his fifth metatarsal in a crash during Saturday's sprint at Le Mans, his team confirmed.
- A highside crash on the final lap threw The Spaniard from his bike after he had planted his right foot on the track, causing the injury that sidelined him.
- Having finished 13th-fastest in practice, Marquez admitted, "It's not that the others are going faster, it's that I'm going slower," while struggling to match Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi.
- Beyond the foot injury, Marquez revealed plans to undergo a separate shoulder procedure originally scheduled after the Catalan Grand Prix, targeting a return at the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello.
- This injury marks another setback for the world champion, who sits fifth in the standings, 51 points behind Marco Bezzecchi, continuing struggles since his collarbone collision at the Indonesia Grand Prix.
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Marc Marquez to miss French and Catalan MotoGPs due to foot fracture
Ducati’s Marc Marquez will miss Sunday’s French Grand Prix as well as next weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix as he needs surgery after fracturing his foot in a crash in Saturday’s sprint in Le Mans, his team said.
He admits that he was scheduled to go through the OR again after Montmeló, but he advances the surgery after a fracture in the fifth metacarpal of the foot. More information: Marc Marquez, after his fall in Jerez: "To this day, I have neither the level nor the power to fight for the title this year".
Marc Márquez gave many a scare in the French Grand Prix Sprint race. Towards the end of the race, the Spaniard attempted to overtake and ended up losing control of his bike. The champion was thrown into the air and suffered a heavy blow to his foot, ruling him out of Sunday's race and also the Catalan Grand Prix. Read more
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The Straits TimesDucati's Marquez to miss French and Catalan GPs due to foot fracture
LE MANS, France, May 9 : Ducati's Marc Marquez will miss Sunday's French Grand Prix and next weekend's Catalan race as he needs surgery after fracturing his foot in a crash in Saturday's sprint in Le Mans, while he will also have surgery on his shoulder.Marquez suffered a nasty highside crash in the sprint an
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