WATCH HERE: Marc Marquez crashes on his comeback in French MotoGP practice

Marc Márquez is down!
— MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp)
He's only𝔉 .7 of a second off the pace, but he goes a bit early, and hits the gravel.
Marc Márquez kicks the gravel in frustration after crashing o🍒ut - and that's P2 done.
— MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp)
The Repsol Honda was unhurt, and able to continue. He was 12th fastest on Friday morning.
Marquez is making his comeback after hand surgery to an inj༺ury caused by his crash into Miguel Oliveira in the first grand prix of 2023 at Portimao.
He missed the next four rounds and is playing catch-up this weekend in Lℱe Mans as he bids for🧸 a seventh premier class championship.
Marqu🐼ez has said that, after six weeks of not riding any type of motorbike, he cannot fight for the victory at the French MotoGP.
He ended Friday as eight𝔉h-fastest🧸 overall despite making a mess of his Honda with another fall.

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