Valentino Rossi outsmarted Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso to commence the 2015 MotoGP World Championship with a sensational victory on the Movistar Yamaha in the Qatar night race – his 109th Grand Prix win. Rossi was at his classic best as the nine-time world champion utilised his unrivalled race craft to time his assault on the lead to perfection on the YZR-M1, taking over from Dovizioso on the GP15 two laps from the end to set up a grandstand finish. Dovizioso used the Ducati's top-end speed advantage on the straight to draft past Rossi on the penultimate lap but ran wide, allowing the 36-year-old to fight his way back into the lead again at Turn 2. Rossi put together a faultless final lap,...
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