In Qatar, the Ducati rider wins and immediately takes the lead in the World Championship - According to world champion Marc Marquez, a nice podium for Valentino Rossi, who was competitive throughout the race.
On the wet Japanese track, an almost constant condition throughout the weekend, the rider from Forlì collects his fifth success of the season by hitting the big target: what he needed to keep the world championship fight open in the continuation of the Triple Championship.
At the age of 38, and one year after his last MotoGP victory, the rider from Pesaro climbs once again to the top step of the podium in the crazy race at Assen, in the Netherlands, and is back in the running for the World Championship, which for him…