MotoGP interview: BT Sport team discuss Marc Marquez - will he ever get back to his best?

The MotoGP summer break is coming to an end, and we’ll soon be back racing with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on August 7th.

It’s been a top campaign so far with plenty of surprises and twists, but it’s Fabio Quartararo who has stayed true to form to lead the standings at this stage.

Behind him, Aleix Espagaro, the man who has shocked so many with his performances so far this year, and the man who seems quite possibly the only rider who could stop Quartararo winning a second premier class title.

Ahead of Silverstone, then, Give Me Sport caught up with the team at BT Sport to get their thoughts on some of the talking points of the campaign so far and, here, we’re taking a look at Marc Marquez and whether he can ever get back to his very best levels after another operation:

Neil Hodgson:

“I think he’s never going to be the same, we’re all hoping the operation has been a success, of course they’re saying it’s been a success at this stage but they said the first was a success before it wasn’t a success! And then they said the same about the second so anything you see now there’s no point listening to it but I hope it’s a success!

“I hope he can be back to fitness in his arm but he’s still got the diplopia hanging over him and there’s one thing we’ve learned about Marquez and through his whole career; he has one mode and it’s attack. He will attack and if he does that he’s going to bang his head again and if he does that he’s going to get diplopia again and then he’s not going to win a world championship.

“He’s going through all of this to get his arm right which I totally understand but I’m worried about his eye, how many more can he have? My body aches, I’ve had operations on legs, knees, shoulders, wrists and I