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lenty of people were saying Marc Marquez (Lenovo Ducati)
was going to be a force once he stepped onto a factory
Ducati, but few thought he'd be this dominant.
On the series return to fan-favorite venue Brno, the furthest east
into Europe MotoGP currently goes, Marquez had to play second
fiddle to teammate and surprise polesitter Francesco Bagnaia, but
once the red lights went out, he had it all his way. Or did he?
MotoGP's infernal tire-pressure rule once again reared its ugly
head in the Sprint, befalling both Marquez and Bagnaia, but not for
the reasons you may think. Didn't matter anyway; Marquez still won
both races.
In Moto2, Californian Joe Roberts loves Brno, having made his
Moto2 debut at the flowing Czech venue in 2017, and that love was
returned in spades as Roberts dominated the weekend, missing
out on pole due to Barry Baltus (Fantic Racing Lino Sonego) follow
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ing his lines in qualifying, but in the race proper, Roberts rode away
to take his and the American Racing Team's first win of the season.
Moto3 was another Jose Antonio Rueda (Red Bull KTM Ajo)
benefit, as the man who could almost be labeled the Marc Marquez
of Moto3 took yet another win, this time by the yawning (by Moto3
standards) gap of 3.4 seconds to balloon out his championship
lead as the series breaks for three weeks for summer.
VOLUME ISSUE JULY , P79
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK | PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
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