Marc Marquez was officially replaced by Stefan Bradl at the MotoGP Argentina 2022. This step was taken by Repsol Honda because Marc Marquez had to be absent due to a diplopia or double vision injury.
"Stefan Bradl will replace Marc Marquez who is still recovering after falling at the Indonesian GP," said Repsol Honda's statement on its official website, Wednesday (30/3/2022).
As is known, Marquez was injured again after having a severe accident in the Mandalika 2022 MotoGP warm-up session. At that time, he had to experience a horror accident that made him bounce.
The accident made his diplopia recur. As a result of the injury, Marquez had to undergo a recovery. As a result, this condition makes The Baby Alien -Marquez's nickname- must be asben.
The question of Marquez's absence has previously been confirmed by the Repsol Honda Team. They followed the doctor's advice to ask Marquez to undergo a maximum recovery first.
Bradl will accompany Pol Espargaro who is also ready to appear in the 2022 MotoGP second series race. Bradl is also considered no stranger to the new RC213V motorcycle because it has undergone several tests in 2022.
Bradl himself has several times replaced Marc Marquez in MotoGP. Especially when Marquez suffered a long injury in 2020