Overview
- The Ducati rider crashed in a high-side late in Saturday’s sprint at Le Mans, fracturing the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.
- Ducati declared him unfit for the French GP and confirmed he will also sit out next weekend’s race at Barcelona-Catalunya.
- Team manager David Tardozzi said surgeons in Madrid operated on the foot and removed a troublesome screw from the right shoulder.
- Márquez has said the screw pressed on the radial nerve in the riding position, which he and doctors link to his uneven form this season.
- Tardozzi suggested a quick shoulder recovery is possible, yet no timeline was set, leaving his title defense and race plans uncertain.