Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez says this weekend's French Grand Prix is a critical moment for rival team Yamaha, as a sub-par result would indicate the manufacturer is in "bad shape". The works Yamaha team has had a mixed start to the season, and struggled last time out at Jerez as Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales laboured to fifth and seventh respectively in an attrition-heavy race that belied its lack of performance. However, Yamaha as a strong record at Le Mans, where it won 2015 and 2016 and locked out the front row last year with the aid of Tech 3 privateer Johann Zarco - and would've claimed a 1-2-3 in the race if Rossi hadn't crashed chasing Vinales on the...
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