French Grand Prix winner Marc Marquez admits he was wary of the threat posed by MotoGP rival Andrea Dovizioso, whom he felt had “special pace” before he crashed out. Ducati's Dovizioso led Marquez at the end of Friday's practice sessions, though could only manage fifth in qualifying while the Honda rider only just missed out pole. Despite this, Marquez knew Dovizioso's pace over long runs would make him “the guy” most likely to challenge him come Sunday's race, and confirmed this after following the Ducati rider for several laps in warm-up. With Marquez aware his hard rear tyre would take a couple of laps to come up to working temperature, he...
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