Marquez baffled by sudden tyre graining as he slides to P9 in British GP sprint

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Marc Marquez dropped from fourth to ninth in the British GP sprint at Silverstone after his rear tyre began graining early in the race. He said he felt a "massive drop" from as early as the lap before it hit, a stark contrast to Aprilia's soft-shod front-runners Jorge Martin, Ai Ogura and Marco Bezzecchi, who swept the podium. Marquez now sits fourth in the standings, 29 points behind championship leader Martin.