Marquez Facing Another
Winter Of Healing
M
arc Marquez was absent,
once again, from the Mo-
toGP paddock at Valencia after
the "slight concussion" that was
initially reported October 30 was
revealed as being a "new epi-
sode of diplopia" (double vision).
The concerning news for the
eight-time champ was that the
knock on the head led to him re-
injuring the eye that caused him
to miss out on the 2011 Moto2
world title. The injury has led to
the "paralysis of the fourth right
nerve with involvement of the
right superior oblique muscle…
This fourth right nerve is the one
that was already injured in 2011,"
said Doctor Sánchez Dalmau,
the same ophthalmologist that
treated Marquez in the past.
There is no return date. Mar-
quez will miss the first preseason
test at Jerez this week. And
going off his recovery from his
2011 injury, it could take months
for his vision to improve. "It's
not a bone—it's something more
complicated, more delicate,"
said Team Manager Alberto
Puig. "You have to be calm and
see how it goes. It's not so easy
to know how the eye can react
but the doctor was positive. But
he mentioned we have to be
patient. Life brings you situations
where you have to be patient be-
cause there is no other option.
He'll take this with calm."
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VOLUME 58 ISSUE 46 NOVEMBER 16, 2021 P53
Repsol Honda Team Manager
Alberto Puig says Marc Marquez's
recent injury appears to be more
serious than first thought.
