Drama in the MotoGP: World champion Jorge Martin has to pause again!

Drama in the MotoGP: World champion Jorge Martin has to pause again!

Katar, Katar - Jorge Martin, the current MotoGP world champion, will be absent from the race tracks again after having suffered several broken bones during the season preparation. Martin fell during a race at the Grand Prix of Qatar after starting from 14th place. The fall not only led to hand and foot injuries, but also to serious lung and rib injuries. He also had to accept a pneumothorax, a collapsed lung, and rib bruises. After the accident, the 25-year-old stayed with consciousness and had no problems with his limbs.

A CT examination revealed that liquid had accumulated in its lungs, which is why drainage was necessary to derive it. Martin is expected to spend a few days in the hospital until his pneumothorax has completely dissolved. Another medical report also showed that Martin has six broken ribs. The total duration of his failure is currently still unclear reports the crown .

accumulation of injuries in the MotoGP

The MotoGP season 2023 is already the most injuring in the history of the competition. With only 14 of the 20 racing weekends that have already been completed, a total of 41 regular drivers were missing due to injuries. This number exceeds the previous number of records of 32 injury -related failures in the 2013 season and illustrates the increasing risk to the drivers. The injured drivers include prominent names such as Marc Marquez, Joan Mir, Enea Bastianini and Alex Rins, with the Honda team particularly noticeable, since it is responsible for 18 of the 41 failures explains Motorsport-Magazin .

In another interesting point, it is mentioned that the introduction of sprint races in the MotoGP could have contributed to the high injury rate. These new racing formats require the pilots to complete a double number of races and racing starts, which increases the pressure on the drivers and increases the risk of injuries. So there were already injuries during the sprints, including Bastianini in Portugal and Rins in Italy.

List of injured drivers

• Marc Marquez
• Joan Mir
• Miguel Oliveira
• Raul Fernandez
• pole Espargaro
• enea bastianini
• Alex Marquez
• Luca Marini
• Alex Rins

With six upcoming Grand Prixs by the end of November, it remains to be seen how the situation will develop for the drivers and whether Martin can soon return to the race track.