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Ask Mat – Doha
MotoGP
- Last updated: September 19th 2019
MotoGP returns this weekend in Doha for the opening round of the 2017 season, and so too does ‘Ask Mat’
Post-season saw a merry-go-round of riders, with only Honda’s line-up unchanged from 2016 of the front-running manufacturers. Maverick Viñales has been the star of pre-season, but Jorge Lorenzo could join Valentino Rossi in the record books if he takes victory.
Rain could play havoc, too, so there’s plenty of questions already, let alone after the race.
Mat Oxley will be your man on the ground, taking your questions and finding the answers all weekend.
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