There is little left until the 2021 MotoGP season begins but, as usual, the World Championship organization wanted to make the wait as pleasant as possible, hanging on his YouTube channel full careers and some pretty interesting videos about events in recent years.
In one of his most recent videos, MotoGP has compiled the ten best duels between riders on its YouTube channel of the last ten years. Incredible battles with Valentino Rossi, Marc Márquez or Jorge Lorenzo as protagonists. An adrenaline rush to get your mouth started before a new MotoGP season.
10. Dani Pedrosa beats Jorge Lorenzo in Brno 2012
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The tenth position has been awarded to the duel they had Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo at the 2012 Grand Prix of the Czech Republic. The two Spaniards, who also fought for that World Cup, reached the final lap even, but finally Pedrosa was able to prevail against Lorenzo’s attacks.
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Pedrosa passed Lorenzo on the back straight pulling the power of his Honda, but the Spaniard did not give up and invented a very wide line with which he intended to have the interior in the last corner. It didn’t work out, because Pedrosa kept his cool and without sacrificing his line managed to take the victory in Brno.
9. Assen 2018, the best race in MotoGP history?
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The question is asked by MotoGP in the video. The Dutch Grand Prix separated a fast-paced race with more than 100 overtaking and six different leaders. Marc Márquez, Jorge Lorenzo, Andrea Dovizioso, Álex Rins, Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales they were battling with crooked arms for the first position.
What decaffeinated the race a bit was that Marc Márquez took a certain advantage in the last laps and deprived of the emotion for the victory on the last lap, but it was still enough for MotoGP to consider it the ninth best match of the decade. A memorable race, full of overtaking and moments of tension.
8. Dovizioso repeats the play in the Losail desert against Marc Márquez
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The eighth position is taken by the second part of the duel between Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Márquez in Qatar. The Ducati and the Honda fought for victory two seasons in a row in the inaugural event of the World Cup, and in both cases it was Dovizioso who took the final victory. The 2019 one is noteworthy for MotoGP.
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Dovizioso and Márquez went over and over for much of the lap, but when they reached the last corner it seemed that the Ducati had the upper hand. Nevertheless Márquez launched a last desperate attack in which he managed to overtakeBut it went long and Dovizioso, smarter than anyone, ended up winning the race.
7. Lorenzo surprises Márquez at Mugello and beats him by 19 thousandths
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One of the most exciting finishes that are remembered in MotoGP. Marc Márquez and Jorge Lorenzo fought side by side for the victory at Mugello, with a series of overtakings on the last lap that were not too far from ending in disaster. But Márquez led the last corner.
Lorenzo tried to get inside, but the Honda driver pushed the braking so fast that he kept the first position. Leaving the leader and with the greatest power on his bike, the victory seemed to belong to Márquez, but Lorenzo knew how to rectify his line in time, he used his slipstream very well and surprised him on the same finish line, winning the race by just 19 thousandths.
6. Márquez contains Pedrosa in Barcelona 2014
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The sixth position is for another duel for Marc Márquez, but this time with victory. The Catalan rider started by sweeping the 2014 season, but when he arrived in Barcelona he met a tough rival: his teammate. Dani Pedrosa found his rhythm and managed to overtake Valentino Rossi to get behind Márquez.
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The ’26’ was going faster, but was unable to find the door and in a desperate attempt it almost took Marquez ahead. Pedrosa had to open up and finally the second position went to Valentino Rossi, while Márquez achieved victory and maintained his winning streak, which would finally extend to ten.
5. Miguel Oliveira makes his debut stealing Miller and Espargaró’s wallet
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The 2020 Styrian Grand Prix was historic for Portuguese motorcycling. For the first time Miguel Oliveira gave his country a victory in MotoGP, and he did so after an exciting duel in which he took advantage of the battle between Pol Espargaró and Jack Miller. Oliveira made his debut as the smartest in the class.
Espargaró started leading the last lap and with some advantage, but he became too defensive at certain points and that caused Miller to jump on him. The Ducati man threw himself with a knife in the last corner, causing both to go long and Oliveira, getting inside, took his first victory in MotoGP.
4. Dovizioso plays with Márquez again in the backyard of his house
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The Red Bull Ring is Ducati’s temple, but Marc Márquez made things difficult for them for many years. In 2019 the Honda was able to hold the pace of Dovizioso, but finally the Italian returned to throw cold blood in the last meters to score one more win.
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Contrary to the trend in these duels, Márquez came in front at the last corner, but this time it was Dovizioso who launched an aggressive attack, blocking Márquez in the middle of the curve and took the victory. He kept Ducati undefeated at the Red Bull Ring, a condition that Oliveira broke in the previous match.
3. A recital of overtaking by Pedrosa that took Rossi away from the 2015 World Cup
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The lowest rung of the podium is occupied by a duel that was not for victory. At MotorLand in 2015 Jorge Lorenzo escaped alone, but they were left behind Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi battling for second place. ‘Il Dottore’, playing the World Cup and tougher in the melee, seemed the favorite, but was surprised.
Pedrosa exerted a fierce resistance, returning the overtakings to Rossi and taking advantage of the fact that he did not play anything. The Honda driver achieved a second position that took three points away from Rossi and took him away from the tenth title, which he would eventually lose after the famous incidents with Marc Márquez.
2. Phillip Island 2015, the beginning of the war between Márquez and Rossi
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The 2015 Australian Grand Prix is remembered as one of the most beautiful in recent years, but it ended up being the fuse in the war between Márquez and Rossi. The Spanish driver took the victory, but before that he dedicated himself to playing with Rossi himself and with Andrea Iannone in a battle full of overtaking.
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In the last lap, and despite being quite off the hook, Márquez decided to show his true rhythm, he caught Jorge Lorenzo and passed him on the last braking strong, taking the victory. Rossi stayed off the podium, behind Iannone, and at the subsequent press conference a war began that lasts to this day.
1. Dovizioso again against Márquez, but this time in the rain and with the title at stake
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It was one of the best scenarios for a duel in MotoGP. Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Márquez were playing the 2017 World Cup when four races from the end the rain appeared. Motegi was drenched, but the two contenders had to give their best if they wanted the crown. It was a passionate duel.
Once again, Dovizioso was cold-blooded to win. As was usual in his duels, Márquez came from behind to the last corner and launched a desperate attack, but Dovizioso let him slip through and took the victory by pulling better from the inside. At Ducati they dreamed of the title, but in the end Márquez imposed his law on Cheste.
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