Why Marquez left Austin a winner after his latest MotoGP return

Last weekend at the Grand Prix of the Americas, the MotoGP paddock saw a different Marc Marquez. He was more serious than usual, more thoughtful and subdued, with less spark. His brother Alex declared that “he had never seen him so low in morale”.

Despite celebrating the possibility of returning to racing after missing the last two races, as a result of the wild accident he suffered in…