Fabio Quartararo says his battle for ninth place on the last lap of the MotoGP French Grand Prix with title rival Joan Mir was "like a fight for victory". Both Petronas SRT's Quartararo and Suzuki rider Mir struggled in their first wet MotoGP race, with both riders dropping down the order early on and eventually crossing swords on the final lap. Both riders battled through problems in warming up their rear wet tyres, while Mir was forced into a recovery rider after taking avoiding action by Valentino Rossi's crash at the Dunlop chicane on the opening lap. Mir overtook Quartararo on the last lap at the Garage Vert double-right corner, before the SRT rider launched his Yamaha up...
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