Márquez Wins Eighth MotoGP Title as Yamaha Skips Qatar Over Middle East War
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Marc Márquez clinched his eighth MotoGP world title at the Malaysian Grand Prix Nov. 1 and could secure his 10th overall title in Qatar. Yamaha is last in the Constructors' Championship, not fifth as previously reported. Potential sanctions include exclusion from the final two races in Portimão and Valencia or point deductions. Financial stakes of a cancellation run into the tens of millions of dollars. Formula One faces a similar dilemma for its final two races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Qatar has promised teams they would not be stranded if the conflict escalates.
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