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III IN THE PADDOCK
BY MICHAEL SCOTT
G
uys you meet in the bars
are a notoriously unreli-
able source of informa-
tion and opinion. Legendarily so.
This case was a little differ-
ent. These guys included two
grand prix winners, one of
them a world champion. Along
with them, at least one national
champion and several lap-record
holders. And all but one of them
disagreed with me.
They all thought that Marc
Marquez needs to be taught a
good lesson, a basic grounding
in the three "Rs"—Real Respect
for other Riders.
We were talking about recent
races, in particular the Austrian
GP, and Marquez's desperate
last-corner attack on leader
Dovi—a moment that will surely
be replayed for years to come.
But just in case you haven't seen
the clip recently, here's a quick
rewind.
Dovi had the corner, the
second and tighter of two right-
handers ending the Red Bull
Ring lap, the last lap. Marquez
THE THREE RS:
RACING, RESPECT AND RUNNING 'EM
OFF THE TRACK
