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MotoGP Update: For Valentino Rossi, Race For Top Spot Isn’t Secured

Valentino Rossi

(Photo : Getty Images) Movistar Yamaha MotoGP's Italian rider Valentino Rossi rides during the Catalunya Moto GP race of the Catalunya Grand Prix at the Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona on June 14, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images)

Telefonica Movistar Yamaha Racing duo of Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi are still thinking of a chance that the reigning Champion Marc Marquez would make a comeback to the title chase.

Marquez, who was running in 2nd during the Catalan Grand Prix suffered another accident, allowing Rossi's lead to blossom to 69 points and putting the Spaniard's quest for another title in jeopardy.

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However, "The Doctor" isn't ruling out the Reigning Champion just yet. Even though the odds seem not on Marquez's side as of late, he still thinks that in technical aspects, the 22-year old Spaniard has still a chance to reduce the lead every race. So, "The Doctor" aims to be quick, consistent and grab as many points available every grand prix.

Meanwhile, Andrea Dovizioso's run to the championship got ruined, after a pretty good start of the season as he claimed four podium finishes in the first 5 races. But with two successive retirements, he now found himself trailing 55 points behind the Championship leader Rossi.

Yet, the season is still too early for Dovi to be ruled out of contention. If they can just fix it during the mid-season, surely they have a chance to come back stronger and reduce the gap to the championship little by little, putting them in position to come out of nowhere in the last race. In fact, even Rossi's teammate and another strong title contender Jorge Lorenzo also echoed that Honda might rally into the second part of the season.  

For Rossi, the bad luck Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Marquez have been experiencing in the past few races are just unfortunate, but he alone was a bit concerned that accidents might happen to him and his teammate at some point in the season.

Furthermore, crashing three times and losing all the points in those three races might be possible too if he will be careless. Being too aggressive sometimes might turn to a disaster. Restraining it is key because if forcing the issue sometimes will just send a rider to the gravel or onto the tarmac, wasting another valuable points in the Championship.

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