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Marc Marquez was left feeling “completely exhausted” by the time he caught up to the front two riders of Francesco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin in their three-way battle for victory in the MotoGP French Grand Prix at Le Mans. The Gresini Ducati rider had it all to do after missing out on a spot in […]
Despite starting in 13th place for both the Sprint and main race due to missing out on Q2 in qualifying, the Gresini Ducati rider managed to secure an impressive second-place finish in the Sprint race. Marquez repeated this feat in the main race, finishing second after a last-lap overtake on Bagnaia. Despite feeling physically exhausted during the race, Marquez made a strategic move on the last lap to secure his position. Marquez believes that he might have had a better chance at victory if not for a prolonged battle with Di Giannantonio. With his second-place finish, Marquez currently sits in third place in the riders’ standings with 89 points, behind Bagnaia in second and Martin leading the title race with 129 points.
