Marquez: If I didn’t try on last lap, I wouldn’t sleep

Marc Marquez has admitted he paid scant attention to the connotations for his world championship bid as he launched an audacious final corner move on title rival Andrea Dovizioso, before cheekily stating, “If [I didn't try it] I cannot go to sleep quiet.”

Along with Dovizioso, the reigning world champion lit up the Austrian Grand Prix in an absorbing 28-lap encounter, during which the pair repeatedly swapped the lead before a nail-biting, final lap showdown. As is often the case, Marquez had saved the best for last.

Despite sitting four places ahead of nearest title contender Maverick Viñales, Marquez decided to risk it all at the final corner, his heart-stopping dive so nearly enough to turn a breathless encounter in his favour.

And while he emerged second best, Marquez could fall back on a number of positives; not only Viñales' own struggles, but the vast improvement in performance from the same round a year ago, when he struggled to a distant fifth place finish.

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