Movistar Yamaha's Valentino Rossi will be aiming to uphold his excellent record in Qatar when the 2015 MotoGP World Championship blasts off this weekend. Rossi has scored three wins and four runner-up finishes at the Losail International Circuit and was involved in some memorable battles with Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez under the floodlights at the desert venue in the past two years. The nine-time world champion, who tested Yamaha's full seamless shift gearbox at the Qatar test earlier in March, expects a close race once again on Sunday but is fired up and ready to do battle. “I am very happy to leave for the first race of the season after many days of testing. I am very satisfied about...
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