Marquez would rather crash fighting for MotoGP podium than "finish in 10th"
The Honda rider qualified on the front row for his comeback weekend at Le Mans and briefly led Sunday’s grand prix. Read Also: MotoGP French GP: Bezzecchi wins crash-filled 1000th GP, Bagnaia taken out Marquez ultimately fought with Pramac’s Jorge Martin for second in the latter stages of the race, but crash ed at Turn 6 on the penultimate tour while sitting in runner-up spot. It means Marquez has yet to finish a grand prix in 2023 after crash ing out in Portugal, which led to his three-round injury layoff. Despite losing a podium, which he admits he was “maybe not ready” for, Marquez was elated with his grand prix as it was “a long time” since he felt that good in a race. “Honestly, I’m very, very happy about the race today,” Marquez said. “It’s a shame we didn’t receive any good results with all the hard work we did. We crashed with one lap and a half remaining. “But I was riding in a very good way. It was a long time ago that I was feeling like this myself – not wit...