Former MotoGP race winner Marco Melandri has launched a sharp criticism against the championship's decision to initially declare Jorge Martin fit to ride ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend. The Aprilia rider suffered a fractured right wrist following a crash during the sprint race at Phillip Island the previous weekend, yet he was cleared to take to the track on Thursday ahead of the Sepang event.
Martin completed the opening practice session but withdrew after just a few minutes of the afternoon session on Friday. By Saturday morning, Aprilia officially announced that the Spaniard was withdrawing from the remainder of the weekend in a hammer blow to his championship aspirations. An injury of this nature typically demands months of rest and proper wrist immobilisation to ensure a full recovery process.
The right wrist remains a critical component for any premier class rider, as both throttle and braking are entirely managed by the right hand. Speaking through his Instagram account, the five-time premier class winner questioned the underlying rationale of allowing Martin to ride in the first place. "You've got to explain this situation to me," Melandri began, pointing out inconsistencies in the paddock's fitness evaluations.
Melandri contrasted the situation with previous rider injuries, highlighting the perplexing standards applied by medical officials. "Fernandez breaks a finger at Mandalika and races the very next day. Then, for the next two weeks, he's injured and doesn't race. Martin, on the other hand, has a broken radius - a bone that bears the full weight during braking, especially at Sepang, where you brake with the bike leaned to the right, and the load falls directly on that arm," Melandri explained, emphasizing the extreme physical demands.
Questioning the governing authority behind rider clearance, Melandri added: "He finished last in practice, skipped pre-qualifying, and has been declared a question mark for tomorrow. I'll always be on the riders' side, so I'd probably act the same way, maybe even worse. But the real question is: who decides whether a rider is fit or not? How is it possible that a rider with a finger he broke three weeks ago was not fit, while another, with a broken radius, can race because the world championship is on the line? I don't know, whatever. The only rule seems to always be the same: the show must go on." Following the setback, Martin is set to return to Spain for recovery with hopes of returning in Qatar.
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