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Marquez: Yamaha cheated and the MotoGP riders knew it

Alex Marquez claims Yamaha "cheated" and the riders knew the engines they used in the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix were illegal. Yamaha was docked 50 constructors' points on Thursday after an FIM investigation found the Japanese marque had unsealed some of its engines without agreement from the manufacturers' association and fitted non-homologated valves for the Spanish GP in July. The penalty has not impacted any of Yamaha's three championship contenders in Franco Morbidelli, Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Vinales, but some - including Suzuki boss Davide Brivio - have said a Yamaha title win would cast a "shadow" over the season. Yamaha insists the valves it used were not...
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