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Dovi to exit Ducati stage left but not before Hollywood win

MOTOGP

RED BULL RING (AUT)

16 AUGUST

ROUND 4/14

As though leaping from the pages of the countless scripts wannabe film-makers have sent to Hollywood, Andrea Dovizioso gave Ducati its 50th MotoGP victory 24 hours after he announced his decision to quit the team at the end of the year.

Like many great epics, the Austrian Grand Prix – carrying on 2020’s chaotic theme – was split into two parts. The first, running for eight full laps, had Pol Espargaro as the main protagonist on his KTM in front of the spectres of the

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