On a day when “it was easy to make a mistake”, Marc Marquez’s damage limitation paid off as he left Le Mans with a 22-point lead in the championship

MotoGP: "Today was one of those days where you have to limit the damage, those first 5-6 laps were crazy. Zarco was faster, I waited to see if his tyres dropped, but 8 seconds lead was too much, I decided not to risk it.

Ducati's Marc Marquez became the first MotoGP rider to win six straight sprints as the Spaniard maintained his perfect record in the shorter format at the French Grand Prix on Saturday to retake the championship lead from his brother Alex.