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Where the underdogs prevail — even Honda: Winners and losers of MotoGP at COTA

What began as a rainy race weekend at the Circuit of Americas morphed into an insightful, albeit chaotic event for MotoGP. Perhaps all set off on race day by Marc Marquez's sudden sprint off of the grid, which led to the rest of the field abandoning their bikes, aborting the start, and causing a 10-minute delay as everyone rethought their tyre strategy for the race. What it did provide was an expansive look of what to look forward to going into the rest of 2025, a surprising leader in the World Championship points [Alex Marquez], and a brief note to all that our heroes can't win it all, every time.

With that in mind, this week's Winners and Losers from the Americas GP:

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