Honda boss’ bleak outlook: “Marc Marquez bruised and battered, obviously not happy”
A physically compromised Marquez was 19th fas⛎test and a fall ended his drab Friday pr🦄actice at the Dutch MotoGP.
He cut a deflated and negative figure when he trudged back t🥀o his box.
Honda’s star man Marquez limped to Assen despite five crashes🔯 last weekend at the Sachsenring, a punishing period which forced him to withdraw from the grand prix and admit “I am not ready”.
His team manager Puig sai♒d about Marquez’s condition: “Obviously not happy. “Obviously bruised and battered.
“No🍎t in his best physical condition. He’s had a lot of impacts, he crashed a lot in Germany.
“There is ℱnot one r♋ider in the planet who is happy crashing.
“He understands cl♒early that the bike i𒅌s not performing how he needs.
“On the other hand, he’s a champion and he’s pushing. That’s why he is crashi🤡ng.
“He never gives up, he never accepts it.
🧸“Now, it’s a time where it’s becoming quite🧜 serious. He must take it easy.
“Here in 💎Assen he is affected by the rꦫibs and the ankle, so we’ll see how he does.
“Overall, we understand𓂃 he is not happy. We respect him.”
The six-time MotoGP champion’s future at Honda will re⛎main under the microscope while his bike remains below-par.
"If I’m here it’s because my compromise with Honda is the maximum,” h𝓰e said at Assen.
“I want to work with them to improve the future 🔜and to improve our project.
"I’m here to work with them꧂. At the moment, Of course I’m here to work with them and as I say, working with them means next year’s project.
"This year will not change life too much. 🍸The𝓡 compromise is maximum."
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a 🥀decade covering everything from American sports, 𓆉to football, to F1.
