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Is qualifying pace becoming more important than race pace in MotoGP?

The current era of MotoGP is a far cry from the mid-to-late 2010s, when the three-way rivalry between Marc Marquez, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi defined the championship.

The emphasis on aerodynamics, ride-height devices and stricter tyre pressure rules in the last few years fundamentally changed the way riders race against each other in the world’s premier motorcycle racing championship.

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