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maggio 16, 2021 - Honda Racing
Marquez returns to the battle for victory as Espargaro salvages eighth in dramatic 2021 French GP
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The first flag-to-flag race since 2017 saw #polespargaro encounter all conditions as #marcmarquez returned to leading a Grand Prix but was ultimately left disappointed.
Sunday at the 2021 French GP would prove to be a day of two halves: a soaking wet morning giving way to a seemingly sunny and pleasant afternoon. But dark clouds loomed in the distance just as the #motogp grid lined up for the 27-lap race, #marcmarquez starting sixth and #polespargaro eighth. The clear sky vanished after just a handful of laps as the clouds crept in and soon opened, the entire #motogp field pulling into the pits on lap five to change dry bikes for wet ones as the rain began.
It was a dramatic first lap for #polespargaro who threw himself into the heat of battle alongside Marquez and Nakagami after a strong launch. Contact with Morbidelli forced the #repsolhondateam rider to drop back and out of the top five. But the call to the pits saw Espargaro thrust back into the battle for the top five as the field returned to the track on wet tyres. A drying #lemans circuit complicated the race further in the closing laps as Espargaro remained out on wet tyres along with the other riders. It proved to be a lonely end to the race for Espargaro who matched his best finish in #repsolhondateam colours with eighth place across the line.
A perfect run into the pits and subsequent bike swap saw #marcmarquez convert his early race speed into the race lead as he returned to the track from pit lane. Looking comfortable in the lead, Marquez continued to steadily increase his advantage until a highside at the final corner sent the eight-time World Champion down to the ground. With the spirit of a champion, Marquez remounted to see what would be possible with over half the race still to run.
Setting the fastest times out on track, Marquez began to pick his way forward and into the points. But a second fall, this time at Turn 6, ended Marquez's run at the French GP. He walked away without injury but bitterly disappointed with the final outcome after showing such potential.
Alex Marquez took top Honda honours for the LCR Honda Team in sixth, having challenged for the podium during the middle stage of the race in the full-wet conditions. His fellow LCR Honda rider, Takaaki Nakagami, was another protagonist for the podium throughout much of the race as the Japanese rider put together another solid weekend on the Honda RC213V.
The #motogp World Championship now prepares to head to Mugello for the Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley before the Catalan GP the following weekend. Both sides of the #repsolhondateam garage are determined to deliver on the potential they showed during the #lemans weekend.
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