However, Marquez has now revealed that's he's suffering from a new case of diplopia (double vision). The Repsol Honda rider missed last weekend's race at Portimao after suffering a concussion in a training accident. Marc Marquez's 2021 MotoGP campaign has come to a premature end after he was ruled out of the season finale due to vision problems. MotoGP: Vision problems rule Marc Marquez out of Valencia and Jerez testįirst published: 9 November 2021 by Josh Close His eye problems meant that Marquez missed a total of four races in 2021, after also missing the opening two rounds in Qatar whilst continuing his recovery from the broken humerus he suffered at Jerez in 2020.ĭespite missing those races, Marquez still ended the season as the best-placed Honda rider in seventh, and won three races. Marquez won at his beloved Sachsenring and Circuit of the Americas, before being handed victory at Misano when Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the lead. The first official test of 2022 takes place at Sepang on February 5-6, and will be followed by a trip to the Mandalika International Street Circuit in Indonesia on February 11-13.

It's promising news for Marquez, who is continuing to train as normal with the hope of being fit and ready to ride should he be given the all-clear in time for pre-season testing. The situation does not prevent the rider from Cervera from continuing his physical training plan to prepare himself physically for a new season.' Sánchez Dalmau during the coming weeks alongside the conservative treatment plan. 'Marc Marquez will continue to undergo periodic reviews with Dr. During these reviews the progress made has been deemed favourable and as a result Marquez will continue with a conservative treatment plan for the next few weeks. 'The Repsol Honda Team rider, who last October was diagnosed with an episode of diplopia after suffering a fall while training for the Portuguese GP, has continued periodic visits to his trusted ophthalmologist to assess the evolution of his vision over the past two months. The double vision plagued the 28-year-old for several months and there were concerns at the time that Marquez would be unable to race again. Marquez damaged nerves in the same eye back in 2011 after a crash during Moto2 practice for the Malaysian GP at Sepang.

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As a result, Marquez missed the final two rounds of the year, and also the official test at Jerez - missing his chance to test the 2022 RC213V.

The Spaniard was diagnosed with an episode of diplopia after suffering a severe concussion in a training accident ahead of the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao in November. A new statement from Repsol Honda has revealed that Marc Marquez is making favourable progress with his treatment and recovery for double vision.

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