Marc Marquez’s late overtake of France♋sco Bagnaia at the French MotoGP ജwas a victory in a “mental game”, it has been claimed.

The Gresini rider swooped on the last lap to sensationally pass the fac๊tory Ducati ri✃der, and claim P2 at Le Mans.

But the wider context is the psychological advantage Marquez took from Bagnaia in France, after Bagnaia emerged victorious in their ♔wheel-to-wheel scrap in Jerez.

“From 13th on the grid, normally you ha♚ve no chance,” Sylvain Guintoli said on TNT Sports.

“It’s impossible. Even if you have a good start, you make inroads, and you make no mistakes, you are going to get tangled in battles that you don’t want to be involved in. You are 𒆙going to lose time.

“He was able to make passes stick☂. He capitalised on a mistake by Maverick Vinales.

“Every opportunit🦄y for M🍨arc, he managed to stick his front wheel in and make it stick. To not lose time.

“It is s♊o hard to do, when you start🌳 from that far back.

“The battle with Fabio di Giannantonio was super-clean up the insꦰide. Di Giannantonio🦹 twice tried to respond.

“On the final lap, the pass on Bagnaia…

“How far back was he, when he 🥂la🐭unched the attack? Unbelievable how he managed to stop that, and make it stick.

“Look at him on the inside, there’s no w🌞ay you can stop that. He still does it. He uses the kerb on the exit and makes it stick.

“He defends on the last section. Inch perfect. He covers the line, there is no𓆏 way Pecco can get second-place back.

“He wins the duel. The duel that he lost in Jerez. ౠ;

“That will matter to Marc. And to Pecco, actual𓂃ly.

“These are m✅ental games. This is really important for the rest of the season.

“Marc got his own back.”

Mic𝔍hael Laverty said about the French MotoGP which Jorge Mart🧸in won: “I had been waiting for this three-man battle.

“They are the class acts in ♏MotoGP now, and are on similar machinery. Marc’s is a year-old version and🐓 he’s battling two GP24s.

“But the tools Marc has got? The🔯 ♓team that Marc has got around him? It’s enough.

“If he was on the second row, it wou🍷ld have been a different kettle of fish.

“It’s nice to see how much he’s loving it. It iꦉs reigniting his passion for the sport.”

Guintoli replied: “He sacr💖ificed everything. His contract at Honda, a whole lot of money, just to enjoy 🐽himself racing again.

“It goes bꦬack to 2020, the massive injury then the years that followed which were difficult o🌱n the sporting side because his bike wasn’t competitive.

“When you know you’ve got the weapon underneath you, and the team who can bring ♎you to podiums and fights for victory, there is nothi🐼ng that feels so good.

“He will feel that the sacrifices were worth it.”