Valentino Rossi believes that Honda’s MotoGP bike is not as bad as Marc Marquez makes out – and thinks the Spaniard is guilty of “playing tactics” on the subject. After a difficult winter of testing for Honda, Marquez was immediately on the pace in the Qatar season opener, finishing third, before taking a dominant victory in Argentina – albeit in an unusual flag-to-flag race. And the two-time champion has started the Austin weekend in imperious style by topping both Friday practice sessions around a circuit where he enjoys a perfect record. With Marquez frequently taking the opportunity to play up the problems that Honda still has with its RC213V machine, Rossi says he no longer...
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