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Barcelona, Jun 4 (EFE) .- (Camera: EFE) When Marc Márquez gets on his bike, he is mentally prepared but physically he’s not quite there yet, he tells Efe in an interview. FOOTAGE OF THE INTERVIEW WITH MARQUEZTRANSLATIONThe six-times MotoGP champion is still recovering from a fractured humerus he suffered during the 2020 Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez, which has required three surgeries.Speaking ahead of the Catalan GP, he explains that his results on the track have taken a back seat for now and that he is more focused on regaining his mental composure on the Honda. The Spaniard does not rule out gunning for a podium position, or even a race win, in the latter part of the season. “When I got back on the motorbike for the first time in Portimao, I was excited, to believe that things would go well. I felt the same in Jerez. But that excitement meant frustration. Being hopeful is one thing, reality is another,” he says. “You can have hope, but you also need to be clear about how far you can go. You should approach things with optimism while being realistic.”At first he thought his recovery would be smooth but it has been something of a rollercoaster.“There are irritations, pains. First one arises, then another. An inflammation here, and inflammation there. “It’s forced me to put my excitement to one side and concentrate on the moment, accept what I’m going through and draw different motivations from it.”Rather than focusing on results on the circuit, he is taking motivation from noticing improvements in how he feels and what he is capable of doing on the bike. “Driving the bike, my head is one space but my body doesn’t follow.“The best psychological treatment for me is to be surrounded by my loved ones and to keep clear objectives,” he adds.“I don’t hit the majority of my objectives because I set them too high. But I get around to them later. At the moment, the only thing I need is my surroundings, my team and my family.“You need to remember where you came from, because you quickly forget that, as well as be clear on where you want to end up. It’s a difficult change to accept because you give it your all every weekend and almost all the other drivers are going faster than me. It’s something I need to accept if I’m going to get to where I want to be.”Márquez says he wants to reach the same level he was at before the accident.“No more, no less. That’s what we’re working towards. In life, we have the law of gravity. It takes a lot of effort to climb something, but dropping down is quick. All of a sudden you go down with no effort at all.”Nine months is a long recovery process, and in that time he says everything has gone through his mind, including fears that he might not be able to return to his normal top level of racing. There were moments he was unable to eat with his right hand, and times when he couldn’t move it at all, he explains. But after the third operation, things have started to improve. “When it comes to strength, right now I’m not at all bad in the gym, but when I get on the bike I get discomforts that cause me pain and inhibit my strength. “I asked for an opinion from my doctor, and he was clear: ‘do not forget that we told you the recovery period would be from six months to a year. You’ve just reached six months. You’ve got back on the bike early because the bone healed and we said you were ready, but be aware that your discomfort will remain for the rest of the year’.”
With just hours left before this year’s season kicks off, three-time MotoGP world champion and SEAT ambassador Jorge Lorenzo is making a final sprint in his training workouts. His recipe for going into the competition in top shape includes cycling, the gym and his SEAT Leon CUPRA. Jorge cycles up the Ordino-Arcalís mountain pass in Andorra twice a week to get himself used to performing at 170 beats per minute, the same heart rate needed to compete in a Grand Prix event. This is how Jorge Lorenzo prepares for the World Championship MotoGP.
The Catholic designer, famous for having revolutionized the colors of the Moto GP and interpreter of the image of the main initiatives of the Emilia-Romagna Motor Valley and of many other projects, is among the finalists of the prestigious award, assigned since the 1950s by the Association for Industrial Design (ADI), with the "Ride on Colors" project on the graphics of the Misano World Circuit in Misano Adriatico.The Project competes together with 14 other finalists in the "Research for companies" category of the ADI Design Index, the preselection for the Compasso d'Oro 2024 - "Ride on Colors" is a graphic work with a strong visual impact, with different " texture” for each escape route on the circuit, which extends over 20,000 m2 of track – Drudi has already won the Compasso d'Oro in 2001 for the T-Age Suit, a motorcycle leather suit made for Dainese.
The FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) may have been forced to take a break from racing for a few months, but work has continued where possible at BMW Motorrad Motorsport. In the wind tunnel, for example, engineers have been fine-tuning the aerodynamics of the BMW S 1000 RR in the BMW Group Acustic Wind Tunnel. An important role in this work is being played by BMW Motorrad World SBK Team rider, Eugene Laverty (IRL) – in the form of a 3D model.
A truly state-of-the-art venue, the MotorLand Aragon road racing circuit was opened in 2009, to continue the rich local heritage of racing which had seen years of exciting street races in nearby Alcañiz, which hosted events between 1963 and 2003.In 2011, MotorLand became the fifth Spanish track to host the WorldSBK Championship and the first visit of the series to the circuit saw Spaniard Carlos Checa finish on the podium in third place in Race 2. That year Checa rode his Ducati to title glory becoming the first Spaniard to win the WorldSBK title.
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