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Marquez admits over-confidence caused Phillip Island crash
Marc Marquez admits that part of the reason for crashing out of the lead of the Australian Grand Prix was the extra confidence that came with winning his third MotoGP title. The Spaniard had established command in the Phillip Island race, seeing off an early challenge from Pol Espargaro and building up a two-second advantage over Cal Crutchlow in the early laps. However, on the 10th lap, Marquez lost the front-end of his works Honda and crashed out at the Honda hairpin – marking his first retirement of the season and only his second crash of the year in a race. Explaining the incident afterwards, Marquez admitted that the fact he had sealed this year’s title last weekend in Japan meant...
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