Inside Motorsports Vol.1 - March | Page 17

DOVIZIOSO REPELS MARQUEZ FOR THE WIN AT THE SEASON OPENER MOTO GP 2018 - SEASON OPENER, QATAR, LOSAIL The long wait is over, Moto GP is back too! Brand new bikes a motivated Marquez and Rossi, a hungry Dovizioso and Vinales, everything is set for an awesome season. Losail is traditionally the opener round of the championship for many years now, and to be even more spectacleular it became a night race! After an exciting Moto 3 and Moto 2 races, it was the “big guys turn” to put excitement to it’s peak! Zarco started from the Pole and maintained the Lead for more than half distance. At the end of a longer pacing period, Zarco fell back, while Dovizioso and Marquez switched gears and started to increase the pace lap by lap. Rossi tried to keep up with them at 3rd place with no success. Dovizioso and Marquez had their own battle for the win, the last 2 laps were really intense, but in the end, Dovizioso took the win, after repelling Marquez who tried everything to overtake the Ducati. The 2018 Moto GP Season continues where the 2017 ended: Ducati vs. Honda, Dovizioso vs. Marquez, but Rossi and Vinales were really promising on the Yamaha, I do hope that they will enter the Title Hunt as soon as it’s possible!