How Much Time Is Given To Repsol Honda To Find A Replacement For Marc Marquez If He Is Absent From The Argentine MotoGP?

Repsol Honda rider, Marc Marquez. (Doc. MotoGP official site)

JAKARTA - Repsol Honda is unlikely to field Marc Marquez in the Argentine MotoGP race, April 3. Diplopia is the reason.

Marc Marquez looks set to step aside once again with a new episode of diplopia he suffers from. This is the second time in less than six months that the Repsol Honda rider has been plagued with vision problems.

Now, the decision on whether Marc Marquez will take part in the Argentine MotoGP is in the hands of Repsol Honda.

The Japanese manufacturer is required to choose a replacement rider for MotoGP Argentina and the United States if The Baby Alien is declared unfit. Just like the other teams, they are only given 10 days to choose a driver ahead of the next series on the calendar.

Why 10 days? Reported by the official MotoGP website, this is to provide sufficient time for teams to find replacements in case of successive events.

Let's say if a rider suffers an injury or force majeure in Argentina, Repsol Honda won't have to look for a replacement for the American GP just seven days later.

However, the team managed by Alberto Puig had to name one name for the opening race of the European tour, in Portimao, on April 24.

When there is a break in the weekend between Grand Prix, a substitute driver must be appointed at the time the next race starts.

In this case, Repsol Honda usually chooses a test rider, Stefan Bradl, to replace Marc Marquez. However, of course, everything is uncertain.

This will depend on Marc Marquez's condition whether or not the doctor's team is declared fit or not to race.