“To be honest, I have no idea how he turned that bike. He was approaching so quickly and from such a distance away.

Although Marc Marquez miraculously passed Francesco Bagnaia on the final lap to achieve a P2 finish at the French MotoGP, it appears that his chances of winning the race are dwindling.

In the grand prix on Sunday, the Gresini Ducati rider improved upon his Saturday sprint finish, starting from 13th on the grid and finishing in second place

Race Results: 2024 French MotoGP, Le Mans

However, Jorge Martin now has a firm hold on the championship pursuit after winning both of the Le Mans races.

While Martin leads the championship going into Le Mans, Marquez leaves 40 points behind him.

Nevertheless, his stunning pass of Bagnaia, which gave him P2, stole the show.

Michael Laverty said on TNT Sports that “he had to dig into his reserves, both physically and in his tyres.”

He had to exert a lot of effort to overcome the distance, but as soon as he smelled it…

He was back two and a half seconds. He claimed that it was challenging to eliminate the world’s top riders, so he had to plan ahead and identify their weak points.

“He went right in through any open door.”

“At the wrong point in the race, the back-and-forth with Fabio di Giannantonio lost him six tenths.

Marc’s forward momentum was hindered by Diggia’s onslaught.

The additional effort to get through most likely hurt his prospects of winning.

Even so, he improved from 13th on the grid to two second places this past weekend. That is somewhat uniqu

Regarding Marquez’s overtaking, Sylvain Guintoli continued, “There were the old instincts.” He pounced upon seeing the opening!

“To be honest, I have no idea how he turned that bike. He was approaching so quickly and from such a distance away.

Normally, you would simply run wide and follow Enea Bastianini’s example. However, he forced it to stick and exacted revenge on Jerez.

Marquez, riding a year-old Ducati, engages in a battle with GP24 riders Bagnaia and Martin.

Guintoli stated, “The bike is quite close, in terms of performance, but it’s a 2023 bike.”

“He has finished adapting now, without a doubt.

“Did he have much confidence in the braking zone?

The main difference between the Honda and the motorcycle, according to him, is how one controls the bike when entering a corner.

“His riding style was producing the lap time with the Honda. With the Ducati, he is unable to achieve that.

‘THAT’S WHAT CHAMPIONS DO,’ said Jorge Martin

Since switching from Honda to Ducati, Marquez has been fighting at the front and taking home podiums, but this year he has yet to claim his first victory.

The biggest thing standing in Marquez’s way of winning the championship is Pramac’s Martin, who finished second in the previous year’s competition.

Marquez has been forewarned that Martin is exhibiting the form of the eventual champion of this season.

Guintoli remarked of Martin, “100%, even more so after the mistake he made in the Jerez Sunday race.”

“That will be in the back of your mind for the next race. particularly while fighting the same person.

“There was a lot of pressure.” He was aware of his strength. That’s what winners do.

“He is creating a title [challenge] from the beginning this year, something he did not accomplish last year.

He will be challenging to defeat.

Laverty continued, “It was hard-fought, the back-and-forth with Pecco,” after witnessing pole-sitter Martin recover the lead following a furious struggle with Bagnaia.

Because Pecco is such a formidable braker, Martin didn’t have many possibilities.

“He arranged it. He followed him the whole race, spotting when and where the possibilities would present themselves.

The turn one through turn two, then the late braking into turn three.

Under the Dunlop Bridge, you can be sure Pecco will try to outbrake you by cutting it back.

This time, Martin made a wise decision. Pecco tried to cut back, but he refused.

With the poise of a world champion, Pecco answered. Martin had to work really hard; it wasn’t an easy feat.

After five rounds, Martin has 129 points to lead the title.

Second place goes to Bagnaia with 91 points, followed by Marquez and Enea Bastianini with 89 apiece.

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