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FEATURE I 2025 MOTOGP SEASON REVIEW
Marc Marquez, COTA. Only one rider
in MotoGP would have the nerve to run
off the grid to swap bikes (and tires) two
minutes before the race started on a
wet but drying track, instigating carnage
and necessitating a restart procedure. It
later transpired that not even Marc knew
the rules. But his bare-faced admission
after—that he did it to force a stoppage—
was his ego on steroids. This was a literal
showing of how everyone was following
his lead. When it comes to manipulating
a situation for his own ends, the Catalan
has no equals.
Marc Marquez gets ready
to fool everyone moments
before the start of the
COTA GP. It was his ego at
its absolute best.
