Marc Marquez has been cleared by medical staff to resume riding for Repsol Honda at the MotoGP pre-season test at Sepang, Malaysia, on February 5, 2022.
The Spaniard suffered a repeat of his diplopia (double vision) injury in November last year when he crashed his enduro machine while training in Spain, putting him out of the rest of the season and also casting doubt as to his participation in the 2022 MotoGP World Championship.
Marquez had suffered the injury first in 2011 after crashing, ironically, at Sepang during a Moto2 practice session, and the injury was bad enough to warrant surgery with fears it may even curtail his racing career before he got to MotoGP in 2013.
The right time World Champion will now join teammate Pol Espargaro in the test, putting Repsol Honda at full strength as it works to iron out the issues with its all-new MotoGP RC213V before the season starts at Qatar in March.
Below is a press release from the Honda Racing Corporation.
Marc Marquez has been cleared to make his on-track return with the new Honda RC213V and the Repsol Honda Team at the Sepang Test on February 05, 2022.
Throughout the winter Marquez has had continual medical checks and consultations to monitor his diplopia. In recent weeks the improvements in his condition saw his medical team deem his recovery sufficient to return to training on two wheels. The #93 first returned to the motocross track before trying the Honda RC213V-S in Portimao and a Honda CBR600RR in Aragon.
Last Monday, January 24, Marquez underwent another medical check which reconfirmed that the treatment has been a complete success and the eight-time World Champion is in a suitable condition to ride a MotoGP bike.
Therefore, it has been decided that Marquez will start his 2022 campaign at the first official MotoGP Test in Sepang before heading to Mandalika, Indonesia the following week. This will be Marquez’s first time back on a MotoGP machine since winning the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP ahead of Pol Espargaro.
The Repsol Honda Team will head to the first test of the new season at full strength with Marquez alongside Pol Espargaro, who enters his second year with the team.
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