The Spaniard Marc Marquez, who is still suffering from injuries contracted a week ago at the Sachsenring, will not take the start of the Dutch MotoGP GP on Sunday at the Assen circuit, his Honda team announced. “Marc Marquez will not race the Grand Prix at the Assen TT Circuit after being declared unfit due to injuries sustained during the German GP last week, which were further aggravated in Assen,” the Japanese manufacturer said in a statement. a press release posted on its website and on Twitter.
Currently 19th in the general classification of the world championship, struggling this season with a particularly recalcitrant mount, the six-time MotoGP world champion fell five times last weekend in Germany. Marquez especially suffered a heavy fall during the “warm up”, the warm-up session preceding the Grand Prix, causing a fracture in the level of a finger of the left hand, which forced him to finally withdraw from the Sachsenring, yet his favorite playground with eleven successes in all categories. And the Spaniard found himself on the ground twice on Friday and Saturday in Assen where he finished in 17th place in the sprint race. The 30-year-old driver has not won a race since the end of the 2021 season.