This could explain the drop in performance of Johann de Zarco for several GPs. While the Frenchman confessed to having been beaten by stress, especially during the two races in Austria, he revealed this Friday, during his press point within the framework of the GP of Aragon, that he was also suffering from the front. -right arm from the first meeting in Spielberg.
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“In Austria and at Silverstone I had pain in my forearm (right), he explains. I’ve always said that if you feel good on the bike, you don’t have compartment syndrome. But if you want to be really fast you have no other solution and you are in pain. It made me think about the operation. “
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Forced to push his limits to try to follow Fabio Quartararo to the World Championship, the Frenchman is not an isolated case since this season, Jack Miller, Iker Lecuona, Aleix Espargaro and Fabio Quartararo have gone to the pool to solve this problem of ‘too much pressure from the muscle in its envelope.
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“I’m thinking about taking this step to be better next year”
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” Today (Friday), I didn’t have any pain. But this pain is part of our sport and to get over it, you may have to go through the operation. It almost looks like doping because the operation could improve my performance. Fabio is a good example because he did it quickly and now he’s the only one who wins races. I’m thinking about taking this step to be better next year. There is only Marc (Marquez) and Peak (Bagnaia) who have not been operated on for compartment syndrome in the paddock. So I’m thinking about it and maybe I should. “
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At 31 years old, Zarco, who has however just completed three days and 950 km to reach MotorLand on a motorcycle, is therefore waiting. This weekend, he seems not to be in pain. And with the sequence of the GP of San Marino (September 19), the first window would arrive after Austin (October 3).
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“I have two choices, either at the end of the season or during the break between Austin and Misano if I suffer too much in Austin, he says. So far I have been able to control. After Austin, we’ll have a little time, but if you don’t recover enough it could be worse. But doing it during the winter, it can also be bad because the break could be too long between the time of the operation and the resumption (the muscle needs to work again quickly, editor’s note). »
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