Overview

• Marquez claimed his 69th premier-class victory at his 200th MotoGP start, surpassing Giacomo Agostini to stand second only to Valentino Rossi
• At the halfway point of the season, his Sachsenring victory widened his lead to 83 points over Alex Marquez and 147 over Francesco Bagnaia
• After heavy rain stripped rubber from the track, Marquez won by over seven seconds as nine crashes left just ten riders to finish
• He has now swept sprint and Grand Prix races on four straight European weekends, winning at Aragon, Mugello, Assen and Sachsenring
• He dismissed allegations of ‘playing’ with rivals by stressing that he respects his competitors and pushes to stay fully focused on every lap