Video footage shows Marc Marquez telling Ducati he had no control over his right arm after a difficult Silverstone MotoGP race.
Marc Marquez gave a worrying description of his right arm after a difficult Silverstone MotoGP.
The reigning champion had hoped his arm would be stronger following the summer break, but endured his worst weekend since undergoing surgery in May to relieve a compressed nerve.
After suffering extreme rear tyre degradation with the soft compound in the Sprint, the latest Inside Ducati YouTube video shows the team gathering around Marquez following a seventh-place finish in the grand prix.
“Today the tyre was better. Physically I wasn’t there,” Marc Marquez says.
“I was at risk of crashing. I had no control over my right arm.
“Compared to practices… I lost the front at turn 1 and 9. I didn’t like it.”
While Aprilia riders swept the podium, Marquez was only the third-best Ducati finisher behind younger brother Alex and VR46’s Fabio di Giannantonio.
The Silverstone results mean he has now slipped 40 points behind title leader Jorge Martin.
Meanwhile, team-mate Pecco Bagnaia didn’t even reach the chequered flag, completing a miserable weekend with a baffling crash from 15th place.
“I don’t know how to explain it… The crash was in a phase…
“Maybe there was something on the ground that someone dropped.
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