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Marc Marquez badly injured his arm in 2020, but Honda is convinced he would have won the title
According to Honda MotoGP team boss Alberto Puig, it is clear that Marc Marquez would have secured the 2020 world title if not for his significant arm injury. The delayed 2020 MotoGP season started in July at Jerez due to the global pandemic’s shutdown. Marquez’s chance for victory turned bleak after a severe crash at the Spanish Grand Prix severely injured his arm. Despite initial surgery and attempts at a comeback, multiple operations caused Marquez to miss the entire 2020 season. Puig emphasized Marquez’s strength and his potential to triumph had it not been for the injury, a sentiment echoed in a documentary about the rider. Marquez’s persistence despite arm complications led to a triumphant return in 2025, capturing his seventh MotoGP championship with Ducati.
