Retired five-time world champion Jorge Lorenzo has praised former Repsol Honda team-mate Marc Marquez's MotoGP comeback at Portimao. After nine months and three rounds of surgery due to complications with a broken right arm, Marquez finally made his return at round 3 of this season. Despite the long layoff, Marquez was third fastest in opening practice, before going on to qualify sixth and finish the race in seventh. Although he had several scares as he readjusted to MotoGP, Marquez was also the only Honda rider not to fall all weekend. "About Marc Marquez, more than his speed, I was even more surprised by his return, after nine months from a super complicated injury, possibly the...
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