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Yamaha wanted race control to cool Rossi/Marquez tensions
Yamaha team director Massimo Meregalli tried to get MotoGP race control to intervene to ease the simmering tensions between Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez prior to their clash during the Malaysian Grand Prix. It was clear emotions between the pair were running high on the Thursday before the race, when Rossi accused Marquez of riding to favour Jorge Lorenzo’s title bid in the preceding round at Phillip Island. The Italian later admitted that he wanted to warn Marquez, but his call did nothing to change the Spaniard’s attitude, and did not alarm the series’ officials. Their refusal to take action came as a surprise after Rossi’s heated words and some on-track intimidation during...
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