Jerez MotoGP: Another fast fall for Marc Marquez in warm-up
After a 180km/h fall on Saturday, his first accident ꦍsince breaking his right-arm last July, Marc Marquez has suffered a near identical crash in a chilly morn💎ing warm-up session at Jerez.
Saturday's Tuജrn 7 accident required precautionary scans in hospital before a return to action in the afternoon, while Sunday mor🔯ning saw Marquez lose the front of his RCV at the Turn 4 left-hander.
The similar high-speed 🦩;meant Marquez once again skimmed over the gravel trap and into an airfence, albeit with a softer impact than yesterday.
And now is down!!!
— MotoGP (@MotoGP)
Another high speed crash for the rider but we're pleased to repor𝓰t he's uninjured𓃲!
Marquez's accident came just minutes after Repsol Honda team-mate Pol Espargaro, who also fell at Tu𝔉rn 7 ye൲sterday, lost control of his machine at Turn 10 this morning.
Both riders were unhurt and will line-up 13th 🧔(Espargaro) 👍and 14th (Marquez) on this afternoon's grid.
Ma🌱rquez had been planning to try some bike set-up changes in warm-up for what is only his second race weekend since returning to MotoGP action following three rounds of surgery on his right arm.
!The Spaniard i🐓s unhurt, but angry, following a tumble at Turn 11! — MotoGP (@MotoGP)
LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami (who has switched back to the 2020 chassis this weekend and qualified in fifth) also fell in warm-up, plus Tech3 KTM's Iker Lecuona, while Pramac Ducati's Johannও Zarco led the timesheets.
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