The bond between Marc Marquez and Mick Doohan was forged out of two seemingly opposing forces: success and pain. Perhaps for that very reason, Marquez turned to the Australian’s advice when he found himself at his lowest, when the injury to his right arm – one that required four surgeries – brought him to the brink of retirement.
Until that crash at Jerez in 2020, Marquez had been on a meteoric trajectory: both in that race, where he stormed back from last to second, and in his career overall, with six titles in seven years. The fall from such heights was abrupt and brutal, and for Marquez, nearly incomprehensible.
