It seems increasingly likely that the eight-time world champion Marc Marquez will be seen forced to miss some of the first rounds of the 2021 MotoGP season after undergoing a third operation last December on the humerus of the right arm.
Speaking to the podcast of the Motorsport.com portal, Marc’s team boss, Santi Hernandez , said the eventual replacement of the rider and clearly opted to give continuity to Stefan Bradl, who already relieved him at the Honda last season after the Jerez accident.
According to Hernandez, it makes much more sense for the HRC tester to get back on the bike if Marquez misses some races, to the detriment of Andrea Dovizioso , who after leaving Ducati is without a team and sounds strongly as a possible provisional replacement for Marquez.
“It would not be normal for Honda to sign Dovizioso to replace Marc.” Hernandez said.
“If during the year you have valued the option of incorporating him as a test driver and in the end you have ruled it out because, among other things, Stefan has done a great job, because he wouldn’t understand that you signed that rider for three races.
“It would make a lot more sense for that replacement to be Bradl, because he is the one who has the best feeling with the bike.
“He is the one who has understood things that happen in races and that are only understood in a Grand Prix, because he has the speed and because he is the tester who is testing things to improve the bike.” Hernandez added.
Marquez is making progress in his recovery and in fact he has already started doing gym work after spending six weeks practically in complete rest since he was operated on at the Ruber clinic in Madrid.
The Spaniard posted an image of his training on Wednesday on his social media. In the photo fans can see that he continues to wear the cumbersome splint on his injured arm and although everything is going according to plan.
