Marc Márquez, from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds
Marc Márquez went from heaven to hell in a few seconds. With only two laps left to finish the race and he was running in second place, behind a Marco Bezzecchi who was simply no longer attainable, the side-by-side fight in which he was engaged for a long time with Jorge Martín ended in the worst possible way for the from Cervera. Just after the man from Madrid took second place from him for the umpteenth time, his Honda, already limping, made a stranger and he ended up on the ground, thus ruining the hard work he had done so far and overshadowing what could have been It has been a Grand Prix number 1,000 with great memories.
Marc's in the French Grand Prix was one more crash in a very eventful race, in which the eventual winner, Marco Bezzecchi, was able to place himself just one point behind a Pecco Bagnaia who also crashed in a very hard clash with Maverick Viñales. And not only on the asphalt. The Italian got into an impossible hole in his fight with Viñales and the touch on the Spaniard's bike ended with both of them out of the race and an exchange of accusations in which there was no shortage of shoving. Bagnaia, despite the fall and the victory of his most direct pursuer, will retain the lead until an Italian Grand Prix that is expected to be very high voltage.
Bezzechi's dominance, meanwhile, was absolutely incontestable, after a fight with Marc Márquez for which he was penalized with the loss of a place in the race from which he would recover in style. “It was a shame because I enjoyed as a child. I have gone to the limit, but I prefer races so to finish and be tenth. Jorge passed me, I saw Zarco who could pass me and I made the only mistake of the race. To win and fight for the championship, you have to improve the bike. We cannot go like this in all races, ”reflected Márquez on DAZN.
“It was a very long race.. I did a straight at the beginning, almost collided with Luca Marini and fell to 10th place, but I was able to come back and fight with Marc. We have passed each other about ten times, until in the end I have passed him and I have been able to maintain the position. I have noticed his fall, but with Zarco so close I couldn't relax either. I am very satisfied with this weekend, which has been practically perfect”, said Martín, who was finally classified second and who, in turn, won the sprint race on Saturday.. “Maybe if I hadn't fought with Marc I could have gone to the race, I had something more, but in the end things turned out this way,” he added.
Undoubtedly very different sensations from those that Jack Miller had, for example.. The Australian rode for a long time in the lead but, perhaps due to technical problems with his mount, he was losing positions inexorably until he ended up hitting his bones on the asphalt and once again being out of the race. Alex Rins and Joan Mir also ended up on the ground and could not finish the Grand Prix, although the most chilling action was the one carried out by Luca Marini and Álex Márquez. The Italian seemed to barely control a Ducati that was slipping away, but he couldn't completely with it and the youngest of the Márquez took him ahead and stayed for a few moments in the middle of the track. Fortunately, with several pilots passing him like real exhalations, he managed to finally get to safety.
Local fans, for their part, had mixed feelings.. On the one hand, they were able to celebrate Zarco’s third place, but they also saw a Quartararo far from his best version. As for the Spaniards, Augusto Fernandez got a more than creditable fourth place, while Aleix Espargaró would end up taking fifth place.