Marc Marquez has no regrets after French MotoGP: “We have to fight with less risk”
Marquez, likely exhausted in his first full-l🍃ength outing since the season-opener due to recovering from a hand surgery, lost 𓄧the front of his Honda on the penultimate lap, while Jorge Martin overtook him.
He had pre꧋viously offered a reminder of his brilliance by passing 🐟Francesco Bagnaia to take an early lead.
Was Marquez’s efforts in Le Mans enough to remind his rivals that he is officially baไck in business?
“I enjoye♉d it a lot,” he smiled. “It was one of my better races, a long time ago♕.
“It’s true that I crashed, but I enjoyed it a lot, I was ꦬriding well and felt wel🤡l with the bike.
“It’s true that I was losing where we🔯 were losing - in the stra𒅌ights, top speed, acceleration, in the traction area.
“But we were riding in a very good wღay. Th🌠is was very, very important.
It’s a shame that, in the end, after all th🌊at work we didn’t receive a good result.
“But we showed to everybody that we are there.
“Now it’s t🅰ime to analyse, to keep working, and to be better in Mugello.”
Asked if he had a﷽ny regrets, he said: “No, no. I’m happy. It’s true✅ that I would like to finish the race.
“But with the tools we have, it’s difficult, for the moment, to fight for those p𝄹ositions.
“I saw that I was able to do it, but not in the 𒉰best way.
“W🍷e have to fight in that position with less risk.
“So we have to work together with the team.”
Marquez was racing for the first time since Portimao, the first round of 2023, when he crashed into Miguel Olꦡiveira causing injuries to both men.
Finishing pointless from the Fren𒐪ch MotoGP’s full-length race on Sunday means he is 🅺now 82 points behind championship-leader Bagnaia.
He rode with Honda’s new Kalex chassis for✃ the first time at Le Mans, a 🧸reason to emerge with optimism.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to foꦜotball, to F1.
