The 2022 MotoGP season must feel like Groundhog Day for Marc Marquez. After battling through a five-month bout with diplopia (double vision), the six-time MotoGP champ made a triumphant return at the season opener in Qatar with a fifth-place finish. Number 93 hoped to capitalize on that momentum at the second round in Indonesia, but the Repsol Honda rider never came to grips with the Mandalika Circuit or Michelin tires.
Despite several warnings during the weekend’s free practice sessions, Marquez continued to press his luck. That persistence resulted in two crashes during qualifying and one terrifying high-side during the warm-up session before the Grand Prix. That final crash left the nine-time world champion with a concussion and a new spell of diplopia.
