Poor luck for young boy (14teen) Marc Marquez
The Repsol KTM Team 125cc rider Marc Márquez, injured during his first lap on the Andalusian track. The weather conditions have continued with their mischief, and the heavy rain fallen last night and first thing this morning on the track and surroundings, has hindered development of the second training session for the 125cc and 250cc riders.
In the mixed early morning session – 125cc and 250cc riders together on the track -, Julián Simón, Esteve Rabat and Marc Márquez preferred not to run, as the track was wet with a few dry streaks, so they prudently waited until the afternoon. In the afternoon the sun dried parts of the track, but some areas were still wet, greatly encumbering the riders' work.
Young Márquez was very unfortunate with his incident, as the fall was at low speed and during his first lap. Márquez left boxes for the exclusive training sessions for the 125cc riders in the afternoon, and was only able to complete two curves. On the third, and with the bike practically upright, Márquez was thrown into the air with such bad luck that he fell badly and injured himself. After a first assessment at the “Clinica Mobile” he was diagnosed with a fractured ulma and radius in his right arm. At this moment, Márquez is already in Barcelona, where Doctor Mir shall evaluate the exact consequences of the injury and will decide upon the best solution for the Repsol rider, so he can be back in action as soon as possible.
Teammates Julián Simón and Esteve Rabat on the other hand were able to ride this afternoon, though both preferred to do so with much precaution to avoid incidents. Julián Simón finished with sixth best time in the 250cc category – Simonelli and his Gilera were the fastest today -, while Rabat was 13th – best time for Italian De Rosa -. Tomorrow will be the third and last day of training in Jerez for the 125cc and 250cc riders.
