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rider line-up. And that new
Desmosedici. The GP15
missed the first tests, but
blazed into the second
round with both riders, the
Andreas—Dovizioso and
Iannone—failing to men-
tion understeer for the first
time in living memory, and
the latter ending up a close fourth overall.
There's a pair of new Suzukis too, which
proved surprisingly quick (Aleix Espargaro 10th
at Sepang 2), but let's not expect too much of
them just yet after three years out of racing. They
have to make them reliable as well. Likewise the
upgraded Aprilias, elevated from former CRT
(production-based) status to full factory level.
Two of them, entering the lists a year earlier than
"THE YEAR BEGINS WITH A
BURNING QUESTION. WHO OR WHAT
CAN BEAT MARQUEZ? IS THERE
ANYBODY WHO CAN INTERRUPT
WHAT THREATENS TO BECOME THE
LATEST LONG SPELL OF DOMINANCE,
REMINISCENT OF MICK DOOHAN'S
FIVE CRUSHING SEASONS?"
Does Valentino Rossi
still have some tricks up
his sleeve for the young
Marquez? After all,
Rossi has six premier
class titles in the World
Championship and got
his mojo back with his
return to Yamaha.