What Marquez learned on first day back from pivotal surgery

Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says that he felt no repeat of the nerve issue that affected his previous appearances in 2026, following surgery that was aimed at addressing it.Marquez has returned to competition at the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello after a lay-off triggered by a foot injury at Le Mans – but more importantly featured surgical intervention on his right shoulder, to remove two screws and a bone fragment. The hope was that this would bring him closer to his performance from last year, with Marquez having looked limited at the start of this current campaign, something he eventually traced to a nerve being affected while he was in the riding position – thus denying him full control over his riding …