MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez says he expected a sterner challenge from the works Ducatis in the Sachsenring race. Marquez started the German Grand Prix from pole but gave up the lead to Ducati's Jorge Lorenzo off the line, with Lorenzo remaining out front for the next 12 laps. Lorenzo was ultimately passed by Marquez and soon began to fade, while teammate Andrea Dovizioso's expected challenge never materialised, with Yamaha pair Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales completing the podium behind Marquez instead. Asked whether the fight for victory played out as he expected, Marquez said: “Maybe the two guys that I missed – well, [I say] 'I missed', [but] for me was good news...
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