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Franco Morbidelli seals maiden MotoGP victory in San Marino

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The winner started fast to lead at the first corner from seven-times champion Valentino Rossi

Franco Morbidelli of Italy smiles and celebrates his first MotoGP victory during the press conference at the end of the MotoGP race in Misano Adriatico, Italy, September 13 2020. Picture: MIRCO LAZZARI/GETTY IMAGES

Spain’s Juan Mir edged out seven-times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi to take the final podium place, much to the disappointment of fans who returned to the grandstands with social distancing rules amid the Covid-19 pandemic. “During the last laps I was thinking about seven years ago when I was here racing the Italian championship super stock … I was winning that race … it’s the same [feeling] but much more. I’m overwhelmed at the moment.”

 

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