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MotoGP: Márquez breaks down in tears after first win in 581 days
20/06/2021
WHIZZ-KID on two wheels Marc Márquez has won his first MotoGP in 581 days – his last victory being the end-of-season date in Cheste, Valencia in 2019.
The following year, along with the pandemic shutting down international sports, had Márquez stuck at home for two reasons – the second being an injured arm which would have meant he was out of the running for the latter half of 2020 even under normal circumstances.
A fall on home territory – at the Ángel Nieto circuit in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz province) – in July 2020 left him in hospital with fractures and the rest of the season scored out of his diary, leading to his compatriot and relative newcomer Joan Mir taking the word championship title.
Márquez, from Cervera in Catalunya's inland province of Lleida, was not used to the gap in his trophy shelf which had been occupied almost permanently since his début year at MotoGP level, 2013.
Then aged 20, he became the youngest rider in history to win the world championship in his rookie year and, until 2019 inclusive, had only failed to net it again once, when it went to fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo.
One more world title would see him level-pegging with his childhood hero and arch rival, Italy's Valentino Rossi, who currently holds seven.
Although Márquez made it to the start of the 2021 season, the Qatar Grand Prix on March 28, his performance since then has fallen far short of his usual standard, due to his long down-time and the after-effects of his injury.
Which meant his win today (Sunday, June 20) at Sachsenring, Germany saw him overwhelmed with emotion.
The 28-year-old gave a tearful interview to the media team at DAZN which resembled an Oscar speech.
“I want to thank Honda most of all, who have given me so much consideration during my injury; all the doctors, starting with Dr Mir and ending with the team led by Dr Samuel Antuña and Dr Ignacio Roger de Oña; Carlos, my physiotherapist, who's basically been living in my house for a year; all my team – you know who you are; my brother...we've done it together, I haven't done it on my own,” said Márquez, swallowing back sobs.
He visibly broke down in tears within seconds of crossing the finishing line and realising that his 'old life' was back again.
This said, now with a past injury, lots of ground to make up in terms of training, and being 28 – almost a geriatric in MotoGP terms – the Repsol Honda star is likely to find wins do not fall into his lap the way they used to.
He has proven he is still capable of coming out top, but will probably have to work harder than before to reach the centre of the podium from now on.
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WHIZZ-KID on two wheels Marc Márquez has won his first MotoGP in 581 days – his last victory being the end-of-season date in Cheste, Valencia in 2019.
The following year, along with the pandemic shutting down international sports, had Márquez stuck at home for two reasons – the second being an injured arm which would have meant he was out of the running for the latter half of 2020 even under normal circumstances.
A fall on home territory – at the Ángel Nieto circuit in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz province) – in July 2020 left him in hospital with fractures and the rest of the season scored out of his diary, leading to his compatriot and relative newcomer Joan Mir taking the word championship title.
Márquez, from Cervera in Catalunya's inland province of Lleida, was not used to the gap in his trophy shelf which had been occupied almost permanently since his début year at MotoGP level, 2013.
Then aged 20, he became the youngest rider in history to win the world championship in his rookie year and, until 2019 inclusive, had only failed to net it again once, when it went to fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo.
One more world title would see him level-pegging with his childhood hero and arch rival, Italy's Valentino Rossi, who currently holds seven.
Although Márquez made it to the start of the 2021 season, the Qatar Grand Prix on March 28, his performance since then has fallen far short of his usual standard, due to his long down-time and the after-effects of his injury.
Which meant his win today (Sunday, June 20) at Sachsenring, Germany saw him overwhelmed with emotion.
The 28-year-old gave a tearful interview to the media team at DAZN which resembled an Oscar speech.
“I want to thank Honda most of all, who have given me so much consideration during my injury; all the doctors, starting with Dr Mir and ending with the team led by Dr Samuel Antuña and Dr Ignacio Roger de Oña; Carlos, my physiotherapist, who's basically been living in my house for a year; all my team – you know who you are; my brother...we've done it together, I haven't done it on my own,” said Márquez, swallowing back sobs.
He visibly broke down in tears within seconds of crossing the finishing line and realising that his 'old life' was back again.
This said, now with a past injury, lots of ground to make up in terms of training, and being 28 – almost a geriatric in MotoGP terms – the Repsol Honda star is likely to find wins do not fall into his lap the way they used to.
He has proven he is still capable of coming out top, but will probably have to work harder than before to reach the centre of the podium from now on.
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