– Jorge Lorenzo beat Marc Márquez by just 0.019s during a thrilling climax to the Italian Grand Prix as Valentino Rossi retired due to an engine failure.Lorenzo surged into the lead from fifth place on the grid but was hounded by Rossi, who feigned a move on several occasions as Yamaha led 1-2 up front.However, Rossi's charge came to a halt when his Yamaha slowed, with white smoke pouring from the back to signal an engine failure, an apparent repeat of the issue suffered by Lorenzo in warm-up.Márquez, who had remained half a second behind the Yamaha scrap, moved into contention across the remainder of the race, though was not close enough to attempt a pass until the final few...
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