The six-time world champion has had a fraught start to the 2022 campaign as he has struggled to understand the radically-revised Honda MotoGP bike, which is now more rear biased to improve traction.
After finishing fifth in Qatar, Marquez was ruled out of the Indonesian Grand Prix after a violent warm-up crash left him with a concussion – which then led to the return of double vision problems, which forced him to sit out the following Argentina GP.
He returned for last week’s Americas GP, where he finished sixth after a stunning fightback from last when an issue with his bike saw him barely move away from the line at the start.
Marquez now sits 13th in the standings having scored just 21 points out of a possible 100.
Moving into the European phase of the championship starting next weekend in Portugal, Marquez doesn’t believe he has the performance to fight for wins at every circuit – but believes now is not the time to be thinking about podiums.
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