Repsol Honda's Marquez to miss MotoGP in Valencia

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Repsol Honda Team confirmed on Tuesday that its rider Marc Marquez would not participate in the Valencia Grand Prix due to vision problems.

"After Marc Marquez underwent a medical examination at the Dexeus Clinic in Barcelona last Tuesday, in which he was evaluated after a fall while practicing off-road, the rider has been resting all week at his home in Cervera," the MotoGP team said in a statement.

"During these days of rest, Marc has continued to feel unwell and has suffered from vision problems, which is why this Monday he was visited by the ophthalmologist Dr. Sanchez Dalmau at the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, who examined him and performed the tests, which detected a new episode of diplopia," it added.

Marquez, 28, will also be not able to take part in the first 2022 pre-season test at another Spanish city, Jerez, on Nov. 18-19.