Marc Marquez suffered one in all his hardest days from a bodily perspective as a manufacturing facility Ducati rider on the Dutch MotoGP on Friday, crashing twice at high-speed.
Marquez crashed within the opening minutes of FP1 at flip 15, high-siding as he decelerated into the quick left-hander earlier than the ultimate chicane.
He suffered ache in his left hand and elbow after that, however went again out to prime the session by 0.313 seconds forward of Maverick Vinales.
In Observe, the six-time MotoGP World Champion crashed once more on his ultimate time assault, low-siding at flip seven and sliding an extended distance by the gravel.
After the second crash, Marquez was taken to the medical centre and was cleared to journey on Saturday with no main accidents.
“In fact, bodily, concerning the two huge crashes, it’s not a simple day for my physique,” Marc Marquez informed MotoGP.com after Friday follow within the Netherlands.
“However, other than that, I’m fortunate as a result of it’s nothing vital.”
He described the bodily harm: “In fact, some issues sure, nevertheless it’s not one thing that can be an issue for the subsequent days – I consider. Tomorrow I’ll verify after I stand up.”
Marquez added that the dimensions of the gravel stones at Assen had contributed to the bodily ache he felt after the crashes.
“The crash was okay, however each occasions after I arrived within the gravel it hits loads – one time the elbow, particularly right here within the face, plus the finger,” he stated.
“The rocks are super-big and once you arrive there with that prime velocity it hits your physique; with the second I had some downside on the elements after which I used to be respiration there within the gravel, as a result of on the identical time I used to be sliding on the gravel face down and that creates all these elements, the abdomen plus different issues, a bit harm.”
Marc Marquez explains Friday crashes at Dutch MotoGP
Marc Marquez, 2025 MotoGP Dutch TT. Credit score: Gold and Goose.
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Explaining the reason for the crashes, Marquez stated that he felt one thing unusual from the second he left the pits in FP1, whereas his Observe crash was a direct consequence of the primary as a result of he was utilizing the entrance tyre he crashed with FP1 to avoid wasting allocation.
“The primary [crash] was a bit unusual as a result of I wasn’t actually pushing; since I am going out from the field I felt super-slippery and actually I crashed there,” the Ducati Lenovo Staff rider stated.
“The second was a consequence, it was a time assault, however I did a time assault with the entrance tyre that I crashed this morning as a result of the amount was not sufficient to maintain the tyres for tomorrow.
“So, it was a mixture of issues, plus, particularly on this race observe, the gravel– the rocks are too huge, for me, for my part, and this [means] that once you arrive within the gravel it’s fairly painful.”
Regardless of the crashes, Marquez is thru to Q2 for Saturday’s qualifying session and has proven first rate tempo on Friday.
“Other than these two crashes, that I do know the rationale about each of them, I really feel okay,” he stated.
“I’m completely satisfied as a result of the truth that we’re right here in Assen, quick, is an excellent signal for us.”
