WATCH HERE: Marc Marquez crashes on his comeback in French MotoGP practice

Marc Márquez is down!
— MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp)
Heꦺ's only .7 of a second oไff the pace, but he goes a bit early, and hits the gravel.
Marc Márquez kicks th꧃e gravel in frustration after crashing out - and that🔴's P2 done.
— MotoGP on BT Sport (@btsportmotogp)
The Repsol Honda was unhurt, and able to continue. He was 12th fastest on Friday morning.
Marquez is making🌳 his comeback after hand surgery to an injury caused by his crash into Miguel Oliveira in the first grand prix of 2023 at Portimao.
He missed the next four rounds and is playing catch-up th🅠is weekend in Le Mans as heꩲ bids for a seventh premier class championship.
Marquez has said th😼at, after six weeks of not riding any type of motorbike, h🌱e cannot fight for the victory at the French MotoGP.
He ended 💝Friday as eighth-fastest overall despite making a mess of his Ho💫nda with another fall.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade🀅 covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.