Marc Marquez reveals fascinating “risk measuring” exercise: “Marc, be careful…”

Marc Marquez has detailed a training exercise designed to help him “measure risk”.
Marquez crash, Argentine MotoGP, 9th April
Marquez crash, Argentine MotoGP, 9th April

The Repsol Honda’s stunn🦩ingly brave riding style has been the h𝄹allmark of his decorated career.

Although he credits that mind-set for his six MotoGP championships, the same exuberance has also caused the heavy crashes which have𝔍 resulted in career-threatening injuries.

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"One of the mental ꩲexercises I do when I go to train is to measure risk,” Marquez told . 

“The guy who accompanies me always has to saꦬy: 'Marc, be careful here', or 'Marc, watch out there'. 

“It's something I've൲ worked hard at for the last few years, ꩲbecause it's hard for me to see the risk, and that's sometimes a strong point and sometimes a weak point."

The notorious Jerez 2020 crash😼 which broke Marquez’s humerus bone is where๊ his serious injury problems began.

Marc Marquez after crash MotoGP race, Valencia MotoGP. 6 November
Marc Marquez after crash MotoGP race, Valencia MotoGP. 6 November

He rushed back quickly, just days after the operation, but quickly realised it was overly ambitious. Now, Marquez realises this was the kind of ဣrisk-taking he shou🅰ld steer clear of.

Mid-way through 2022 he underwent a fou🦩rth arm operation and, as the 2023 ♌season nears, the ceiling of his ability is one of the main talking points.

"Mental scars in the sens🐽e of braking, have not left,” he said. 

“I have learned that I do not have to risk in the way of facing a recovery, but I will continue to risk the 🔯same on the track. 

“It has been seen in my last five races, in whic💙h I have gone fas🍷t and I have been the one who has fallen the most times, because I wanted to get where the bike did not reach. 

“I will always take that risk, because the day I stop doing it I will start to slow down and th𝄹en it will be time to go home."

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