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MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has revealed that his fractured finger was sustained when a friend ran over his hand following his crash while training on a motocross bike.

Marquez has been cleared to ride in Spanish Grand Prix practice at Jerez on Friday, but admitted he was not sure how competitive he could be.

The Spaniard underwent surgery on his fractured finger last Saturday.

"We were with friends there and like always it was 'this is the last one, this is the last one,'" said Marquez of how the incident happened.

"It was a really small crash but a friend was behind me and he ran over my hand.

"Already we are lucky that I can be here, and tomorrow I will try how the hand is on the bike.

"Of course it will be painful because the operation was on Saturday evening.

"Inside the glove it's already disturbing me, even in the pits.

"But until I try on the bike, I don't know. Sure it will disturb me, but I must suffer that."

Regular MotoGP surgeon Dr Xavier Mir inserted a titanium plate into Marquez's left hand to fix the injury.

"We put the finger more or less straight," said Marquez.

"When I took my glove off, I knew it was broken because the finger was pointing to the inside.

"But Mir did a great job because I broke the finger at two o'clock and at six o'clock it was already fixed."

ROSSI: RIDERS MUST BE 'LUCKY' IN MOTOCROSS TRAINING

Valentino Rossi's 2010 season was affected by a shoulder injury sustained in a motocross accident of his own. He admitted it was hard to stay completely safe while training on bikes.

"We race with motorcycles, so the best training for us is to go on motorcycles," he said.

"All the riders love motocross because it's very fun and it's great training physically. The motocross bike is like a MotoGP bike, a full racing bike.

"You always have to try to train, but not push too much and to be lucky."

COLLISION PLAYED DOWN

Marquez is only fifth in the championship after colliding with Rossi as they battled for victory in the last round in Argentina.

Both insisted at Jerez on Thursday that there was no ill-feeling over the tangle.

"I always say that we are racing and these things sometimes happen," said Marquez.

"This time I was unlucky, next time it will be the other way.

"When Valentino changed direction I didn't expect it and I was unlucky with the touch on the front wheel. Maybe Yamaha had a different line in that corner

"It sometimes happens in racing, and we understand it.

"I've already learned from it and this race will be better."

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