​There is never much peace in Marc Marquez’s world. Last year, he completed one of the most extraordinary comeback stories in modern motorsport, and barely had time to catch his breath before being thrown into another enormous challenge that has once again tested the limits of his resilience.The injury sustained in the crash triggered by Marco Bezzecchi in Indonesia — just a week after the Spaniard celebrated his seventh MotoGP crown at Motegi — pushed him to a place that even he probably never imagined he could reach.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAbove all, it was the uncertainty caused by the unpredictable effects of compression on the radial nerve in his right arm. Without warning, it would simply stop responding while he was riding. That uncertainty plunged him into a state of anxiety, unable to understand what was happening, until he finally found relief on the Sunday of the French Grand Prix, when he underwent his seventh operation after doctors eventually identified the source of the problem.Just 20 days after surgery, the reigning champion returned to action at Mugello. He approached the weekend with the caution the circumstances demanded, but also managed to lift a huge weight from his shoulders after months of uncertainty that had begun as soon as he climbed back on the bike during pre-season testing.”I need to rest mentally. Nobody can imagine the level of stress I went through during the first part of the season,” says the Catalan.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”In the first five races, I couldn’t understand anything. I kept crashing without knowing why, because my nerves weren’t giving me any warning. Then, the intensity I put into the races at Balaton and Brno was enormous — impossible to sustain over an entire season.”Marquez reflected on his ordeal immediately after winning at Sachsenring last Sunday, where he claimed his third victory in the last four grands prix and secured his second double of the season.His erratic start to the championship, combined with the pace shown by Bezzecchi and Aprilia, convinced many that the #93’s hopes of defending his title were gone.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt wasn’t until after the operation — in fact, not until three weeks ago — that the rider from Cervera finally admitted to himself that his remarkable recovery had put him back in championship contention.That has also been made possible by Bezzecchi’s dramatic loss of form. Over the last four rounds, the Aprilia rider has scored just 13 points, compared to Marquez’s 119.Marc Marquez, Ducati TeamThat swing has lifted the Ducati rider from eighth in the standings after Mugello, when he trailed championship leader Bezzecchi by 102 points, to third heading into the summer break, just 18 points behind Jorge Martin, who has led the standings since Assen.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt was a surge that earned Marquez three days of rest in Mojacar, on Spain’s southern coast. He flew there directly from