much a home GP for the broth-
ers who have taken control of
the World
Championship in a
way never seen before.
There have been brothers
competing, sure. Most recently
the Espargaro pair. As well as
the Binders, though they're
mainly in the different classes.
Respectable they may be. But
nothing compares with the level
of Marc and Alex.
Between them, they have
turned MotoGP into a family
affair.
Alex's win left the older
brother celebrating as if it were
F
inally, Marc Marquez has
been beaten—in a straight
fight—ending a run of seven
wins in a row. But it took another
Marquez to do it.
It happened at the GP of
Catalonia, at the fast and daunt-
ing Montmelo circuit outside
Barcelona,
an hour's drive from
the Marquez family home—very
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CN II IN THE PADDOCK
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
At Catalunya, Alex Marquez rode the
GP24 Ducati to the win ahead of his
brother, Marc (left), who is on the
GP25.
PHOTO: GOLD & GOOSE
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