Honda's Alex Marquez has said his injured left wrist suffered in a violent MotoGP qualifying crash was "sleeping" during the Valencia Grand Prix and it "difficult to finish the race". Marquez was thrown from his RC213V during the opening stages of Q1 on Saturday at Turn 11 and struck the ground with an impact of 23.6g on his back. He was taken to hospital for checks, which revealed a bone marrow edema in his left wrist, though he still took part in the race. However, after the opening eight or nine laps his wrist was "sleeping" and he could only take the chequered flag in 16th. Despite this, he admits simply getting to the finish was what he needed to rebuild...
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