Valentino Rossi's Movistar Yamaha team have issued a statement concerning the accusations from Honda that the Italian kicked Marc Marquez's bike during their Malaysian MotoGP clash. On Monday, Honda's vice president Shuhei Nakamoto reiterated the company's belief that Rossi kicked Repsol Honda's Marquez at Sepang on October 25. Yamaha has pointed out that Race Direction, after looking at TV images, said that there was no conclusive evidence that Rossi had kicked Marquez' bike intentionally. Rossi or teammate Jorge Lorenzo will be crowned 2015 MotoGP champion this weekend at Valencia. Things could get interesting, though, if Rossi's appeal over his three penalty points is successful prior...
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