Spanish rookie Marc Marquez should have recovered from a shoulder injury he sustained in a crash in Italy last week in time for the Catalonia Grand Prix on June 16, the works Honda team said on Monday.
Marquez lost control of his bike at more than 300km/h in Friday's practice session but was able to race in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix where crashed again while running second in the closing stages.
Xavier Mir, a doctor at a clinic in Barcelona who examined Marquez, said on Monday: “The progress in the 24 hours following the injury was very good.
“At first he had some difficulty lifting his arm, but this has improved now.”
“He now only has some issues raising it sideways, which again is something that with physiotherapy he will completely recover from in time for the Catalan Grand Prix.”
Marquez, 20, is third in the MotoGP standings behind defending champion Jorge Lorenzo of Yamaha in second and leader and Honda team mate Dani Pedrosa. - Reuters