After his serious fall before the Indonesian Grand Prix, six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez (29) is suffering from double vision for the third time and has to worry more than ever about the continuation of his career. According to the Honda factory team, the problems began on the return trip to his native Spain.
An examination in Madrid found that the so-called diplopia is caused by renewed paralysis of the fourth right optic nerve. “It was initially decided to carry out conservative treatment with regular medical tests,” said Marquez’ ophthalmologist Bernardo Sanchez Dalmau.
“No, not again”
“Fortunately, it’s not as bad as it was at the end of last year. But now it’s time to rest and see how it develops,” Marquez wrote on Twitter. The racer is due to undergo another physical exam next week. Then the doctors want to evaluate the development and make a forecast for the estimated downtime. “No, not again,” wrote Honda test driver Stefan Bradl on Twitter, wishing Marquez a “speedy recovery” and “only the best, buddy”.
Eight-time motorcycle world champion Marquez fell badly during warm-up on the new Pertamina Mandalika Circuit on Sunday, suffered a concussion and was banned from the start.
The problems started in 2011
“It was a really bad fall, maybe one of the worst I’ve ever had,” said the 29-year-old afterwards.
At the end of last season, Marquez suffered from double vision after a training fall with a cross machine and was out. A career end was then in the meantime in the room. The problem first appeared after a crash in the 2011 season. And now the Spaniard has to worry about his career again. (AFP)