THE MOTO GP season kicks on this weekend with the Andalucia Grand Prix. Marquez, 27, failed to set a lap time during qualifying in Jerez, and has now withdrawn just four days after having surgery on his wrist. “This morning [FP3] it was not so bad, but understanding that ‘not so bad’ is still pain because it’s a broken bone but he could still go and the plan for the afternoon was to try a longer run. In the longer run, probably because of the laps and the heat, he started to feel more pain and feel not so comfortable.”.

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