Six-time MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez will be taking more time away from the 2022 MotoGP championship with the Spaniard set to go under the knife once again . Honda Racing Corporation announced that Marquez will be heading to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester , Minnesota to undergo a fourth surgery on his right humerus . The reason for the surgery has been noted as the Repsol Honda Team rider having suffered major limitations in recent months that have prevented him from performing at the highest level . As a result , he has elected to undergo surgery 18 months after his last operation “ Given the lack of sufficient clinical improvement with the rehabilitation treatment , and advised by his medical team , Marc Marquez will undergo a new surgical intervention at the Mayo Clinic in the US , to improve the discomfort in his right arm derived from the loss of mobility in the arm ”, explained Doctor Sanchez Sotelo . “ The surgery will consist of the extraction of the osteosynthesis material from his shoulder associated with a humeral osteotomy to increase the external rotation movement of the arm and maintain shoulder stability .” Marquez , having not felt significant improvements in recent months and consulting with other specialists , together with his medical team , has considered the option of a new operation . “ Unfortunately , I have to take a break from the 2022 season that will keep me away from competition for a while ,” Marquez said . “ After all these months of intense work with my new medical team in Madrid , my physical condition has improved and I have reduced the discomfort in my right arm to be able to compete at the Grands Prix , but I still have significant limitations in my humerus that does not allow me to ride the bike properly and achieve the goals I have always set for myself . “ “ It is for this reason , that together with my medical team , Dr . Samuel Antuña and Dr . Angel Cotorro , and after consulting with specialists from the Mayo Clinic , I have made the decision to carry out a new operation with