VOLUME 57 ISSUE 46 NOVEMBER 17, 2020 P55
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
T
he second weekend in a row at the
Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia was
one for the ages as Suzuki's Joan Mir
wrapped up a first title for the Suzuki Mo-
tor Company since Kenny Roberts Jr. two
decades prior in 2000.
MotoGP sophomore Mir came home
a safe seventh to seal the deal in a tense
encounter that saw pole sitter Franco
Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT) get the
better of Jack Miller (Pramac Ducati) in a
thrilling final-lap duel. The Italian and Aus-
tralian had broken clear of the pack by mid
distance, and for a while it looked as though
Morbidelli had everything under control, but
for a charging Miller to close down the one-
second gap and make a pass for the lead at
the first corner of the final lap.
IT'S BEEN 20
LONG YEARS, BUT
SUZUKI FINALLY
HAS ANOTHER
WORLD CHAMPION.
SPANIARD JOAN MIR
CLINCHED THE TITLE
IN A DRAMATIC RACE
WON BY FRANCO
MORBIDELLI
MIR'S
MIRACLE
TITLE
