MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MOTOGP
ROUND 1/MARCH 23, 2014
LOSAIL CIRCUIT/LOSAIL, QATAR
P36
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
W
ho was the hero of
a splendid opening
round of the World
Championship after dark at Qa-
tar? There are so many candi-
dates…
Should it be Repsol Honda's
Marc Marquez, bouncing back
after six weeks off the game
to take pole and a champion's
win? Or is that too obvious?
Should it be Movistar Ya-
maha's Valentino Rossi, who
proved that his change of crew
chief was the anti-ageing tonic
he needed? Or is one second
place in a quirky, crash-strewn
race not enough?
GAME CHANGER
Rule changes be damned, the MotoGP
season opener was a thrillfest
