After rain stopped play on the first day of a planned two day private test at the Circuito de Jerez for Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, action got underway on Day 2 with an unwelcome outcome for the reigning Champion.
Marquez, who has been in the top echelons of the timesheets throughout pre-season, crashed at Turn 7 and briefly dislocated his right shoulder.
Medical checks show neither further damage nor any other injuries, and the rider from Cervera should be fit to finish preseason testing ahead of the first race of the season.
Pedrosa completed the day with no complications, with the test in Qatar the next time both Marquez and Pedrosa will be back on track.
Marquez said: “Today was a productive day, as we were able to do many laps and to work on our bike well. We did most of the work we had planned, which is good.”
“I crashed in the afternoon and dislocated my shoulder, but luckily it was nothing serious. Now I’ll have some rest back at home and get ready for the next test, in Qatar.”
Pedrosa added: “After missing yesterday, luckily today we were able to fully exploit the time available, even though the track conditions in the morning were not ideal and we had to concentrate all our testing schedule in one day.”
“We worked really hard but we’re satisfied with what we’ve done here. Now we must keep focused and try and continue in the same way in Qatar in two weeks’ time.”
