Marc Marquez didn't expect to qualify on the front row on his return to MotoGP, admitting he was surprised with his performance in FrenchGP qualifying.
Marc Marquez admits he “didn’t expect” to be on the front row for his return to MotoGP from injury at the French Grand Prix, having missed pole by 0.058 seconds.The Honda rider has been absent since fracturing his hand on the third lap of the Portuguese GP at the start of the season in March, but is back in action at Le Mans for the 1000th grand prix event.
Setting the best lap of the Q2 session with a 1m30.763s on his final lap, Marquez was denied pole by Ducati’sMarquez, who expects this afternoon’s sprint contest to be difficult because he is missing race pace and says “I still get a bit tired” on the bike, remarked that second on the grid was a surprise but is starting to feel better on the RC213V.“Today I started to feel the bike, even this morning with the same bike we made a step.
“This afternoon I think will be a little bit harder and will be tougher because especially the Ducati riders have a constant pace.
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