2017 FIM MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
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FEATURE
Vinales. The 22-year-old ex-Moto3
Champion wasted no time after
winning Rookie of the Year in
Moto2 in 2014, and two years
with Suzuki saw him drive the bike
forward to its first win.
His presence will surely
inspire team oldster Rossi,
title runner-up for the last three
years, and running out of time
and also sheer speed, if not
motivation. We'll see how that
works out, because in racing
you never know. It is not always
the fastest lap times that get the
most points.
Repsol Honda pose the most
obvious threat of domination,
in the hands of Marquez, who
keeps getting better and won
last year on a sub-prime bike.
This year's should have im-
proved, and, once again, Dani
Pedrosa (31) is hoping the luck
will go his way.
Jorge Lorenzo in his new
(Above) Marquez has been
consistently fast in testing despite
finishing behind Vinales at the
Sepang and Phillip Island tests. Come
Qatar, he'll be on it. (Right) Iannone
switches to Suzuki for 2017 after
being dumped by Ducati. He has
revenge on his mind and a good bike
to extract it with.
