Reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez is expecting a painful weekend at the Jerez MotoGP round as he has to contend with his recently-broken hand which he thinks could hamper him in Spain.

The Repsol Honda man fractured his little finger in a dirt-track crash and had it plated last Saturday night. He will have it assessed and the bandages replaced after every session, starting tomorrow morning.

“It was a very small crash and one friend passed over my hand. I was very lucky because it could be more. Already we are lucky that we can be here and tomorrow I will try on the bike how is the hand,” said Marquez, speaking at Jerez.

“We will see. Of course, it will be painful because the operation was on Saturday evening. We know that we will suffer more than other races but here in Jerez maybe with the fans we have this motivation.”