Marquez was sidelined for 3 rounds after fracturing his proper hand in a crash on the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix, which resulted in him being handed a double long-lap penalty earlier than it was finally annulled following a legal battle.
The eight-time world champion certified second at Le Mans, completed fourth within the dash and was on the right track to complete second within the grand prix earlier than crashing out.
However after the grand prix, Marquez said he preferred crashing out fighting for a podium than ending a gradual tenth and stated it was one of the best he’d felt for a very long time.
Talking in Honda’s Le Mans debrief, Puig feels Marquez is now using on the stage he was previous to his severe arm damage he suffered in 2020.
“Marc did a unbelievable race,” Puig stated. “Sadly, on the finish of the race he was chasing a podium and knew that [Johann] Zarco was simply behind him and able to push, so Marc wanted to maintain preventing.
“The character of a champion is to try to at all times take the utmost from any state of affairs, which is strictly what Marc did.
“I feel Marc is now using on the similar stage as earlier than his damage three years in the past. He rode fantastically and did one of the best with what he had.”
Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Crew, Repsol Honda Crew
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The French GP noticed Honda debut its new chassis constructed by German producer Kalex, which each Marquez and Joan Mir raced.
Marquez felt the body was a great enchancment, however that Honda wanted extra than simply that to actually enhance the bike.
Commenting on the Kalex tie-up, Puid stated: “Properly, this venture has been ongoing for some time, working in cooperation with them for a very long time.
“Now the work from the previous months is beginning to present and I feel it was a Positive first step.
“In fact, there are nonetheless factors to enhance, you can not change one thing just like the chassis in simply 5 minutes – there’s work to do and we are going to proceed to make steps ahead.”