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III IN THE PADDOCK
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
B
y the time you read this,
you will know whether
Marc Marquez won his
home Spanish GP at Jerez. In
this, you have the advantage
over me. From where I sit, in the
days leading up to the start of
the European season, I wouldn't
advise anyone to bet against it.
The race is at the same track,
20 years down the road, from
where another remarkable
career came to a premature
end. Five-times champion Mick
Doohan was still the dominant
force when a wet white line pre-
cipitated him into the barrier with
such force that he would never
race again.
Now Marquez is nudging
his record. He also has five
premier-class titles, although not
all consecutive, and adds two
more in the smaller classes. The
fellow Repsol Honda rider hasn't
yet matched Mick's 54 premier-
THE ONLY MAN
WHO CAN DEFINITELY
BEAT MARQUEZ
If there's any one rider who can beat
Marc Marquez, it's Marc Marquez.
PHOTO: GOLD & GOOSE
