Musquin Out Indefinitely
R
ed Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin won't be racing again anytime
soon as he continues to recover from a wrist injury sustained
while training before the second Supercross round in January.
After returning to his home country of France earlier this
month for further medical evaluations, Musquin's surgeon de-
termined that the 33-year-old has a broken scaphoid bone in his
left wrist. As a result, and considering a past injury, it has been
decided that allowing his wrist time to heal naturally without
rushing the process is the ideal method of recovery.
Ian Harrison, Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager,
said, "It's always disappointing to have one of our riders get
injured so early on in the season, especially given the caliber of
Marvin and the way he was riding coming into the season. But
injuries happen and the last thing we want is for him to rush the
healing process and return to racing too soon. We respect his
wishes to seek further consultation with his doctors in France
and he is now on the path to making a full recovery."
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Honda Repsol MotoGP Reveals 2023 Livery
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ast week, journalists, guests
and fans at the Repsol Cam-
pus in Madrid, headquarters of
the multinational energy compa-
ny, Marc Marquez and Joan Mir
presented the Honda RC213V
with which they will compete
during the 2023 MotoGP World
Championship.
Honda and Repsol's alliance
stretches back 29 years. It is
the longest collaboration in the
world of motorsports competi
-
tions and has seen the team
earn 15 World Championships,
183 victories and 454 podiums
in the premier class.
Marquez is back at full fitness
after some difficult years with
injuries. The eight-time World
Champion will again aim to fight
for the title in his 11th year with
the Repsol Honda Team.
Mir was MotoGP World Cham
-
pion in 2020, as well as winning
the Moto3 title on a Honda in
2017. He joins the Repsol Honda
Team after 65 races in the
premier class, with 13 podiums
and one victory. Mir had his first
experience of the RC213V at the
Valencia Test last November,
continuing his adaptation in the
recent Sepang test.
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VOLUME ISSUE FEBRUARY , P41
Marc Marquez (left) and Joan Mir show off the
Repsol Honda new team livery.
Marvin Musquin has opted to take the slow route
and heal naturally from his broken wrist.