Marc Marquez is facing a race against time to be fit for the openi✱ng pre-season MotoGP test in Sepang as his recovery fro📖m shoulder surgery hasn’t gone to schedule.

The reigning MotoGP world champion underwent a shoulder operation for the second consecutive winter,🦩 this time on his right shoulder, ha🃏ving battled with the injury towards the end of the 2019 season.

After suffering a partial dislocation of his right shoulder at the Jerez test, Repsol Honda cꦡonfirmed the 26-year-old required a similar surgery to what he underwent 12 months previous but it had been expected to be less invasive and therefore require a shorter recovery period. Marquez underwent a successful surgery on Novemb🌟er 27 at the Hospital Universitari Dexeus-Quiron in Barcelona.

But speaking at the Catalan spots gala, Marquez confirmed his recoveryꦺ hasn’t been easier compared to his previous sꦜurgery.

“I would like the rehabilitation to proceed better because🔴 it is more complicated than expected,” . “Last year I underwent surgery on my left shoulder and the rehabilitation was different: this time it seemed easier and faster, but it is not.

“I ho🍰pe to succeed to get back in shape anꦦd to be able to participate in the first test of the season in Malaysia.”

Mᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚarquez’s next official appearance will be at the Repsol Honda team launch in Jakarta on February 4, alongside his brother and new team-mate Alex Marquez, before the team heads to Sepang for the official test on February 7-9.

At♏ last year’s Sepang test, Marquez needed to restrain his track action to avoid aggravating his recently operated shoulder and a similar plan is expected if he isn’t fully fit for the test.

But the injury won’t stop Marquez from helpin💃g his younger brother adapt to MotoGP having graduated as Moto2 world champion after the dramatic retir🌼ement of Jorge Lorenzo at the end of 2019.

“I can give him the right advice, but we know how to📖 distinguish the family aspect and the professional side well,” he said.

“We will have to separate the two things, everyone will work on their own and thinking about their interests, even if at home we will try to help each other for our 🥂goals.”

After the Sepang test, Marquez will two more weeks to recover before the final pre-season test at Qatar’s Losail International ⛦Circuit on February 22-24. Qatar then hosts the 2020 MotoGP opening race on March 8.

Marquez is one of three MotoGP riders recovering from shoulder injuries this winter, along with LCR Honda’s Takaaki Nakagami and Tecꦆh3 KTM’s Miguel Oliveira.

Nuevas estimulaciones para el hombro! Primer día de Kart!
New stim𒀰ulations for the shoulder! First karting day! 

— Marc Márquez (@marcmarquez93)