Puig: “From driver to driver, Mark does the right thing.”

“There is an announcement. As I remember 18 months ago, Mark had a final surgery on his right upper arm bone in Madrid. Since then, with his medical team in Madrid, doctors Antonya and Kotoro. It was a very long rehabilitation process. I worked hard with him. Unfortunately, that’s not enough. “This is Repsol Honda’s team manager Alberto Puig’s intervention after an extraordinary call for a press conference in Mugero. This is how I started.

The team manager has given the key to what we have been observing at Marc Marquez. “His position on the bike isn’t exactly what he wants and doesn’t live up to expectations. Yesterday, after discussing the situation with a doctor at the Mayo Clinic and consulting with another group, I received a call saying that the intervention could be carried out immediately. The bones are already prepared. Yesterday, he decided that he could do it, so he stopped competing shortly after this Grand Prix and decided to take this intervention in the United States. “It will be,” Puig admitted, “I had my fourth surgery last year, but my arms weren’t well prepared.”

Puig wanted to highlight Marc’s efforts this time around. “He has suffered so much, thank you for his efforts, but it’s time to come. We want to think about 2023. After the surgery, they tell us the situation. In difficult situations, the goal is courage. Mark gives us all that we continue to struggle. “

Puig, who knows directly what it means to deal with the aftermath of a major injury, said, “The important thing is that you are doing the right thing. Mark is young and still has a long way to go to the race. He has a desire and not when the bike is suffering. We take risks, but if the restrictions are so great that development is hampered, that moment is right. If you look closely, we are looking. The future, and it must be now, from rider to rider, that’s right. “

Mark’s replacement during his absence will again be tester Stefan Bradl. “I don’t know the timing until the doctor manipulates the mark. I use the tester in half time. At his level, he knows the bike and can race on this bike. They are you. It’s not just a bike you can rely on. Everyone has a lot of controls and complexity, and you need to understand how it works.