The human importance of Marquez’s latest enforced MotoGP absence

OPINION: Marc Marquez will likely sit out the remainder of the 2022 MotoGP season to undergo a fourth major operation on the right arm he badly broke in 2020. It is hoped it will return him to his brilliant best after a tough start to the season without a podium to his name. But it’s the human victory that will far outweigh any future on-track success he may go on to have

Lewis Duncan May 31, 2022, 9:26 AM

Upd: Jun 14, 2022, 5:49 PM

Marc Marquez’s announcement last Saturday at the Italian Grand Prix that he will step away from racing in 2022 to have a fourth operation on the right arm he badly broke in his 2020 Spanish Grand Prix crash confirmed speculation he had – to that point – been denying, that such an eventuality was on the horizon.

The truth was a half one. On Thursday at Mugello, the six-time world champion was not about to walk away from the championship to have more surgery. But he had been in consultation about it.

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Author Lewis Duncan

Lewis Duncan is Autosport's International Editor and primary motorcycle racing reporter. A motorsport fan from a young age, Lewis became interested in journalism when he won the star letter competition in the February 2012 issue of F1 Racing Magazine. A member of the Autosport Academy from 2017, Lewis became a freelance motorcycle racing correspondent for Autosport in 2019 before becoming a full-time staffer in 2020 as International Editor.

While MotoGP coverage is his priority, Lewis also covers World Superbikes and road racing across the Motorsport Network, and hosts the Tank Slappers Podcast. He has also occasionally commentated on 750 Motor Club meetings. Away from motorsport, Lewis is a keen record collector with a collection unashamedly largely featuring Iron Maiden and Rush and an avid guitar player.