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MotoGP Motegi: Race preview

The fight for the MotoGP Championship arrives in Japan for the second round of the triple-header with just 17 points between the leading trio.

The headlines overflowed at MotorLand Aragon, and now the paddock packs up and heads east for the Motul Grand Prix of Japan with three riders split by 17 points and everything to play for. Not since 2019 has MotoGP been able to race at the venue, which in some ways now seems like a different era. Three years on, the immediate memory that comes back bodes well for the luckless duo from Aragon: Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez vs Monster Energy Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo.

Quartararo now has only ten points in hand at the top of the table, but it was through no fault of his own and he’ll be more eager than ever to push to extend it again. He also arrives knowing that his last performance at Motegi, vs Marquez, was one of those that cemented his growing legend. So will that experience count? With action beginning later than usual, on Friday afternoon, he will be hoping it helps him hit the ground running - as will Yamaha as they race on home turf for the first time in a few seasons.

Elsewhere at the Iwata marque there remains plenty to talk about. WithU RNF’s Cal Crutchlow was the first Yamaha home after that bad luck for Quartararo, and the Brit has therefore contributed Constructors’ points already - no mean feat as El Diablo was the sole scorer until last Sunday. Crutchlow has plenty experience at the venue too. For Franky Morbidelli, meanwhile, that was bad news - and he needs to find his way back into the form that’s seen him win races.

After the dust settled at MotorLand, we were left with even more questions about Marquez as the number 93 failed to make it out of Q1 due to yellow

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