Australian Grand Prix poleman Marc Marquez has branded Andrea Iannone as “favourite” to take victory in Sunday's 27-lap MotoGP race, and says the Italian is “faster than everybody”. Newly-crowned five-times world champion Marquez blitzed the field in a tricky Phillip Island qualifying with a 1:29.199s to claim his fifth-straight pole at the track, while Suzuki's Iannone heads the second row in fourth. Iannone topped Friday's running at Phillip Island, and set the pace in FP4 prior to qualifying while also putting in an impressive race run on his GSX-RR. Marquez says he is now “equal” on race pace with his main rivals after a tough Friday, but...
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