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Honda without answers after Marquez’s “brutal” Indonesia MotoGP crash

Honda without answers after Marquez’s “brutal” Indonesia MotoGP crash

The six-time world champion suffered a violent highside in the closing stages of Sunday’s warm-up session at Turn 7 and landed heavily on his right side.

Marquez got his feet dazed and was taken to a local hospital for precautionary checks, where it was found he’d suffered a concussion and was subsequently declared unfit to race.

He struggled all weekend on his RC213V, crashing twice in Q1 and suffering many rear-end moments across the session.

Michelin’s decision to bring a stiffer construction rear tyre to combat Indonesia’s extreme heat caused Honda to have serious rear grip problems, with Pol Espargaro worried he wouldn’t have been able to finish a dry Mandalika GP due to the strain being placed on the front tyre.

Speaking ahead of Sunday’s weather-delayed race, Puig told motogp.com: “Marc had these three crashes and we have to try to understand why, because his crash from today was brutal.

“Honestly speaking we need to analyse. They [Michelin] brought here a…

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