Breaking point: After five brutal crashes in 48hrs, is it the end of MM93’s time with Honda?

The humiliation of Marc Marquez and Honda at the Sachsenring was total. In a weekend that saw him crash five times, lose his cool on camera, and sustain yet another hand injury, it proved a difficult watch for fans and critics of a once imperious combination.

After his fifth punishing crash of the weekend during Sunday warm up, Marquez made a despondent declaration that he was “not ready to race” despite being medically cleared to do so.

That is unheard of.

Just how long can the former dream partnership of Honda and Marquez survive? A dismal weekend in Germany escalated to a crisis point.

It’s looking a lot like grounds for divorce.

Feeling the strain

Even if it’s not the end, it is difficult to believe that the relationship between two giants of grand prix racing has not been deeply damaged.

Marquez and Honda have combined to take six MotoGP championships and 59 premier class GPs but their last win is now over 600 days ago at the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP…