{"id":668271,"date":"2026-05-13T13:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/668271\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:30:10","slug":"tearful-marc-marquez-tells-ducati-im-riding-with-one-and-a-half-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/668271\/","title":{"rendered":"Tearful Marc Marquez tells Ducati: \u201cI\u2019m riding with one and a half arms\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An emotional Marc Marquez broke down while informing his Ducati team about the \u201csecret\u201d nerve problem that has been costing him \u201chalf-a-second\u201d a lap in MotoGP this season.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MotoGP<\/a> champion made the admission shortly after breaking a bone in his foot during a huge Sprint highside at Le Mans on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Declared unfit due to the foot injury, Marquez then revealed he was already planning to undergo surgery on his shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>That operation was then brought forward to coincide with the foot surgery.<\/p>\n<p>After filming team-mate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/911999\/francesco-bagnaia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pecco Bagnaia\u2019s<\/a> Sprint podium celebrations, the latest Inside Ducati YouTube video cuts to the Ducati garage, where Marquez is surrounded by team members including Gigi Dall\u2019Igna and crew chief Marco Rigamonti.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t say anything\u2026\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/racer\/1654\/marc-marquez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Marquez<\/a> begins, before pausing as his emotions get the better of him.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026-05-13-12_25_22-inside-ducati-lenovo-team-s02-episode-05-frenchgp-youtube.png\"   type=\"image\/png\" alt=\"Marc Marquez explains nerve problem in his shoulder (Inside Ducati YouTube series).\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.61\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Marc Marquez explains nerve problem in his shoulder (Inside Ducati YouTube series).<\/p>\n<p>  \u201cI\u2019m riding with one and a half arms&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A tearful Marquez continues: \u201cThere\u2019s a screw that\u2019s giving me nerve problems. On and off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Told \u201cat least you understand the problem\u201d, Marquez replies:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, but I understood this was happening to me. You can\u2019t ride a motorbike\u2026 On and off. I knew this was happening.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why the operation was already scheduled after the Catalunya GP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m riding with one and a half arms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have to remove a broken screw that during the crash in Indonesia [2025]\u2026 They saw it moved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter Jerez, I went for a check-up. I felt something was wrong. When I get into the riding position, that broken screw\u2026 After Indonesia, it moved and touches the nerve.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It\u2019s] the nerve I use for three fingers and the whole [right] arm.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes away my strength.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yesterday, in the time attack, you asked me what happened in that corner. I knew what happened in that corner&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd today too. For a few laps, everything is fine\u2026 A few laps later, not so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gng_1310524_hires_1600x900.jpg\"   type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Marc Marquez, 2026 French MotoGP.\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Marc Marquez, 2026 French MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n<p>  &#8220;I\u2019m lapping half a second from my limits&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Just a few hours before his massive Sprint accident, Marquez had stunned the team by breaking the Le Mans lap record in Qualifying 1.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have nothing to prove. I can go fast. Today I was fast in Q1!\u201d says Marquez, finally breaking into a smile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can go fast. The problem is I\u2019m lapping half a second from my limits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been crashes where I don\u2019t understand why. I\u2019m not pushing. I\u2019m not at the limit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Jerez [Grand Prix], I entered the fast corner, and I lost the front. I can\u2019t push the bike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marquez&#8217;s Indonesian accident occurred when he was clipped by Marco Bezzecchi on the opening lap of last year&#8217;s grand prix.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>The nine-time world champion has taken two Sprint wins this season, but hasn&#8217;t finished on a Sunday podium.<\/p>\n<p>He arrived in France only fifth in the world championship and already 44-points behind leader Bezzecchi.<\/p>\n<p> Show Video Content<\/p>\n<p>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked to keep it a secret&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/motogp\/teams\/ducati-lenovo-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ducati <\/a>Corse general manager Dall\u2019Igna tells Marquez that surgery is the right thing to do and that his health comes first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked to keep it a secret,\u201d Marquez says to Dall\u2019Igna. \u201cI wanted to go through the weekend without thinking about it or having questions about it.<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p> Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s true that this [arm] isn\u2019t working. You can see it on the data.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marquez underwent surgery the following day, where doctors removed two damaged screws and a bone fragment from a previous 2019 injury that was causing the compression of his radial nerve.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard will miss this weekend&#8217;s Catalunya round when Bagnaia will ride alone for the Ducati Lenovo team.<\/p>\n<p>Who will win the 2026 Catalan MotoGP race?Pedro Acosta<\/p>\n<p>0% (0 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Marco Bezzecchi<\/p>\n<p>19% (3 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Pecco Bagnaia<\/p>\n<p>0% (0 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Fabio di Giannantonio<\/p>\n<p>0% (0 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Jorge Martin<\/p>\n<p>56% (9 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Alex Marquez<\/p>\n<p>19% (3 votes)<\/p>\n<p>Ai Ogura<\/p>\n<p>6% (1 vote)<\/p>\n<p>Other<\/p>\n<p>0% (0 votes)<\/p>\n<p> Total votes: 16<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An emotional Marc Marquez broke down while informing his Ducati team about the \u201csecret\u201d nerve problem that has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,17197,8456,4280,5745,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":["post-668271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-motosport","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-ducati","tag-ducati-lenovo-team","tag-marc-marquez","tag-motogp","tag-motor","tag-motor-sports","tag-motosport","tag-motosports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}