Sunday's Argentinian MotoGP came to a dramatic climax when Valentino Rossi and reigning double champion Marc Marquez clashed on the penultimate lap. Seven time champion Rossi, using the extra-hard rear tyre, had reeled in Marquez after the young Spaniard changed to the softer tyre on the grid and pulled an early four-second lead. Rossi made his first pass under braking for Turn 2 on the same penultimate lap, but ran deep, allowing Marquez to cut back underneath. This had been the sector in which Marquez was losing the most time to Rossi. At the end of the back straight Rossi again dived for the inside on the brakes, into the right-hand Turn 5 hairpin. Marquez likewise attempted to beat...
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