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'Bodyguard not needed in Rossi's backyard'

Spanish rider Marc Marquez says MotoGP has gone too far in providing bodyguards for himself and compatriot Jorge Lorenzo as protection from Italian fans at rival Valentino Rossi's home grand prix this weekend. Honda's two times world champion Marquez had a headline-grabbing feud with Yamaha's Rossi last season after they clashed on the track in an incident that sent the Italian great to the back of the grid for the deciding race. Nine times champion Rossi then spoke of a 'Spanish stitch up', accusing Marquez of helping Yamaha's Lorenzo to win the title. The spat became so intense before the final race in Valencia that the governing International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) intervened,...
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