Overview
- Marc Márquez crashed on the last lap of Saturday’s Sprint at Le Mans, and scans confirmed a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.
- Ducati said he will miss Sunday’s French GP race and next weekend’s Catalunya GP, with his Mugello start uncertain.
- The team confirmed he will fly to Madrid for foot surgery, with a separate, planned procedure to address the shoulder.
- Márquez said a broken or shifted shoulder screw has been touching the radial nerve, which helps control the arm and hand, and he linked it to erratic feel and recent unusual falls.
- Analysts in Italy say the time out could slow his title push by letting leaders such as Marco Bezzecchi and Jorge Martin pull further away.