Valentino Rossi insists his relationship with MotoGP rival Marc Marquez has been permanently ruptured by the events of 2015, and can “never be recovered.” Rossi and Marquez were at the centre of controversy last season after the pair came to blows while fighting for position during the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, causing Marquez to fall. The subsequent penalty handed to Rossi relegated him to the back of the grid for the Valencia season finale two weeks later, the Italian losing out on the title to Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo. Afterwards, Rossi told media he believed Marquez had been acting as Lorenzo’s "bodyguard" during the title decider, having already accused the...
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