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Márquez: 2016 first year with 'real pressure'

– Repsol Honda rider Marc Márquez says 2016 was the first season in which he felt "real pressure" as he reclaimed the MotoGP World Championship from Jorge Lorenzo.Márquez won the title in each of his first two years in the premier class, but slipped to third in 2015, behind Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, as he crashed out of several races.However, Márquez focused on consistency in 2016 and remained a front-runner as rivals endured setbacks, clinching the title with his fifth and final victory of the year in Japan."For me 2016 has been really, really hard but really special because maybe it's the first season that I felt the real pressure," he said in an interview...
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