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race by a big distance is okay. It's a step forward for our con- fidence in the race. It was 30 laps, I couldn't make a mistake, and I had to control the pace and the rear tire. It was a great race in many ways!" Zarco was similarly left to a lonely race in second as the Frenchman, looking even more tired than Quartararo at the press interviews, held off Miller by four seconds to make it two Ducatis on the podium. Miller credited his improved late-race pace to a setup change to the front of his fac- tory Ducati. Despite having to serve a long-lap penalty for crashing at the final corner while the yellow flags were out due to Aleix Espargaro's crash, Miller hunted down Espargaro and after several failed lunges ROUND 10 / JUNE 17-19, 2022 SACHSENRING / SAXONY, GERMANY P80 MARQUEZ HOPING FOR 2022 RETURN Marc Marquez and his Repsol Honda team are hoping the eight-time World Champion will be back in the saddle in 2022 after the rider received some positive news at a hospital visit in Madrid. Marquez had a first check up on his right arm and shoulder since a humeral osteotomy was carried out in Minnesota in early June. His recovery from the procedure, which rotated his right humerus a staggering 30 degrees, as well as removing multiple screws from previous operations, was deemed "positive." "My feelings so far are positive because I have no pain, this is very important," said Marquez. "It allows me to rest and follow the doctors' rules: a healthy diet, drink a lot and try to hang out with our dogs because it is important that the body is not inactive." DUCATI PUSH BACK FACTORY DECISION Bosses at Ducati have pushed back the deadline for a decision on who gets the second seat in its factory team for 2023 but Sporting Direc- tor Paolo Ciabatti confirmed it will come down to two riders and two riders alone. Despite rumors Joan Mir could also be in play for the seat, Ciabatti said it's a straight shootout between Jorge Martin and Enea Bastianini to replace the outgoing Jack Miller. "We would like to take some time and probably wait for the second race in August to assess the situation," he said. "The target was to have Enea and Jorge with us next year. We reached that target. Now to decide who goes in the factory team, we would like to give Jorge also a bit more of a chance riding the bike without physical problems." Briefly... MOTOGP I FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP