“Marquez is a complicated and difficult subject”: MotoGP Medical Expert shares his opinion on treating Marc Marquez

As all the motorsports enthusiasts are aware, MotoGP is the height of motorcycle racing. And with high-speed racing, comes great risks of the riders succumbing to grave injuries on the track while they are fight each other in a wheel-to-wheel combat. For this reason, it is very important for a medical practitioner to be available at all times to oversee the riders’ health and provide them with primary care in case of any unfortunate accident.

Keeping the need of a doctor in mind, Dr. Angel Charte has been appointed as the new medical expert in MotoGP, for taking care of the riders while they are out racing on the tracks. Dr. Angel Charte is set to replace Dr. Claudio Costa as the medical expert who will govern over the well-being of the riders in MotoGP. Dr. Costa will forever be remembered as a visionary medical expert in the sport as he was the one who first introduced the idea of Clinica Mobile in MotoGP.

The newcomer–Dr. Angel–has some unique opinions when it comes to the riders’ healthcare, which differ from the ideas that Dr. Costa harbored. In the age of ‘heroic motorcycling’, riders are now more prone to serious accidents, such as fracture to the collarbones, etc.

Dr. Claudio Costa, the new MotoGP Medical Expert, shares his opinions on treating Marc Marquez

6-time World Champion Marc Marquez has not had any luck in the latest season of MotoGP as the rider has been repeatedly plagued with serious health problems. In 2020, Marquez was chasing current MotoGP Championship leader Fabio Quartararo, when he fell off his bike and fractured his humerus. Ever since then, the rider has also suffered from diplopia, and could only return to racing in Austin this year.

Speaking about his experience treating Marc Marquez, Dr. Charte said, “Marquez is a complicated and difficult subject because he is a personality. The pressure increases a lot for the doctor and then everyone feels compelled to have their say. With Marquez’s became something of a circus.”

He further said, “I don’t think it’s ethical, because I never give my opinion on pathologies I don’t treat. Marquez’s ophthalmologist explained it to him perfectly and he is a professional. What he has does not mean that if he crashes he will have diplopia again. It could happen to him now, in ten years or never“.

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