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TEN MINUTES WITH... ALEX MARQUEZ

FB: What’s the biggest thing you learnt this year?

AM: Everything is so different – the whole paddock life changes a lot, from press conferences to riding, to what we do in the box. There’s more work; you have to work with more information and data and need to learn what to look for, and not just try to work on everything as there is so much. The approach to a weekend was a big thing to learn as well; there’s many tyres to try for example, along with the set-up and the bike. The electronics

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