Something that has been seen before It was an instant sensation, a feeling of deja vu: the duel in Assen this Sunday, in which Fabio Di Giannantono and Marc Marquez were seen as the protagonists and which ended with the Roman rider attacking at the chicane in front of the finish line with six laps remaining, has a famous and ‘infamous’ ancestor in MotoGP. Obviously this reference dates back to what happened between Marquez and Valentino Rossi on the final lap of the 2015 race, and it is truly a twist of fate that 11 years later the Spaniard and a standard bearer from the Rossi-owned team find themselves in the same place for the same manoeuvre. But even more paradoxical was that this time, compared to a decade ago, the roles were reversed. In 2015, Marquez was the attacker who attempted a desperate inside attack on Rossi, who was defending the position. The then Honda rider jumped in and forced the Doctor to lift his Yamaha and cut into the gravel, then continued straight to the finish line and victory; Marquez, on the other hand, cut a very small part of the corner, taking both wheels out of the track boundaries for at least a few minutes, and then tried to get back on the road to proceed correctly in the ‘S’ direction. In this case, victory fell to Rossi, and Marquez filed a complaint, accusing his rival of gaining an advantage by cutting corners on gravel. Di Giannantonio was penalized but still finished fourth. This time the #93 Ducati had to cut to the gravel as he was forced to stand up his bike due to the decisive entry of Di Giannantonio, who took on the role of the then-Marquez. The only difference (but a significant one) was in the result of the manoeuvre, as after the chicane Di Giannantonio pulled out in front of Marquez’s red GP26. He even cut a small part of the bend by passing through the blue part of the Roman escape route. This was exactly the factor that pushed the referees to intervene. In fact, Di Giannantonio was penalized with a Long Lap by the referees for passing the chicane without wasting time. A sanction that seems correct but does not affect the practitioner’s final outcome. In fact, Di Giannantonio returned to the track behind Marquez, but it did not take long for him to pass the nine-time world champion again in style, this time with a tough but accurate manoeuvre. While the number 49 finished the Dutch GP in fourth place, Marquez had to settle for seventh place behind his brother Alex and Enea Bastianini.
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