In the hot Malaysian jungle, the best motorcycle racers in the world lined up for the next to last race of the season. Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo prepared to battle it out for the championship, but nobody expected the biggest MotoGP controversy of the decade, and nobody could anticipate the coming showdown in Valencia, Spain.

What Happened In Malaysia?

As Valentino Rossi and Marc Marquez clashed for third place, their two bikes collided. Marquez’s bike low-sided and slid off track while Rossi finished the race in third place. However, race direction didn’t look upon the collision kindly. Rossi—the seven-time world champ—was penalized for kicking Marquez’s bike, and was forced to start the season’s final race from the back of the grid.

Outrage swept through the motorcycling community, court appeals were filed, riders took sides, and eventually the head of MotoGP—DORNA CEO, Carmelo Ezpeleta—restricted all riders from commenting on the controversy. This focused attention on Valencia, Spain, and the final round of the 2015 MotoGP World Championship.

Spoiler Alert!

Jorge Lorenzo scored pole position, which put 24 riders between him and Rossi. When the race started, Rossi passed eight riders before the first corner and passed two more before the end of the first lap. He cut through the entire field of riders and took fourth place at the checkered flag. However, Jorge Lorenzo never fell out of first place and beat Rossi by seven championship points—the same amount of points Rossi had before the race started.

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