How Marquez’s absence changes the Qatar MotoGP dynamic

The statement released by HRC at midday on Monday came as a surprise to the majority of the paddock, who, after the Spaniard’s last two tests at both Montmelo and the Algarve in Portugal, had taken his participation in the opening race of the season at Losail this coming weekend for granted.
Joan Mir, the reigning world champion, met Marquez last week in the gym at the hotel in Qatar, where the …Keep reading