MOTOGP
MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 14/OCTOBER 25, 2015
SEPANG/SELANGOR, MALAYSIA
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vehemently denied that this was
deliberate.
All the same, it was a deeply
cynical move, and a shocking
climax to almost four days of
simmering tension, which had
begun when Rossi had mounted
his usual pace showed just how
much he had backed off. Ac-
cording to Marquez (and at least
partially visible on the TV feed)
Rossi had actually stuck out his
leg and contacted his brake le-
ver, causing him to crash. Rossi
last corner before the finishing
straight, leaving Marquez no-
where to go but down in the dirt.
According to Rossi, he was
just trying to slow his rival's run
onto the straight, but a lap more
than two seconds slower than
