Yamaha has issued a statement refuting claims made by Honda and its title sponsor Repsol that Valentino Rossi kicked Marc Marquez in their clash in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The duo came to blows at Turn 14 on the seventh lap of the Sepang race as Rossi ran Marquez to the edge of the circuit. As the pair made contact, Marquez crashed, while Rossi continued to finish third. Race direction chose to demote Rossi to the back of the grid for this weekend's Valencia season finale, but found no evidence that he had kicked Marquez despite video footage showing contact between the Italian's leg and the handlebars of Marquez's Honda. Following on from a bombastic statement released by Honda's...
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