Marquez to miss two MotoGP rounds after Indonesian crash

Marc Marquez will miss the next two rounds of the MotoGP season after sustaining a fracture and ligament injury to his right shoulder in a first-lap collision at the Indonesian Grand Prix on Sunday at the Mandalika International Street Circuit. Ducati said the seven-time world champion suffered a fracture at the base of the coracoid process and a ligament injury to his right shoulder after being struck from behind by Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi at the fast Turn 7 runoff. Marquez flew to Madrid for further tests and has been advised to follow a conservative rehabilitation program.

The incident unfolded as Bezzecchi, who had dropped from pole, attempted to recover positions and made contact with the rear of Marquez's Ducati. Both riders were pitched into the gravel; Marquez tumbled heavily and was seen clutching his right shoulder trackside before later posting a photo of himself in a sling. Clinical examination and radiology found no significant bone displacement and no aggravation of prior injuries to Marquez's right arm, Ducati reported, prompting doctors to advise rest and immobilisation rather than surgery.

Marquez described his initial feeling after the crash as "something is...