The TT Circuit Assen is the only venue that has been ever present on the World Championship calendar since it began back in 1949. Over the last 68 years the historic track has played host to some simply incredible battles and in 2015 before the Dutch GP motogp.com took a look back at the best of them.
The 2015 Dutch GP did a great job of living up to the battles from the past as it bore witness to an amazingly dramatic race. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) arrived in Assen leading the championship by one point from his teammate Jorge Lorenzo (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) who had won the previous four races in a row, while Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was determined to bounce back from two consecutive DNFs...
Relive the epic duel between Rossi and Marquez that played out during the race and get both riders' thoughts and opinions on the incident at the final chicane.
Having got the riders' viewpoint, their respective teams talk us through how they saw the dramatic final chicane incident. Repsol Honda’s Livio Suppo and Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Massimo Meregalli give us their thoughts.
Having to start from eighth on the grid, Lorenzo was up against it during the race. The Spaniard was a man on a mission and right from the start he cut his way through the field to join his teammate and title rival Rossi on the podium. Hear from the man himself about how me managed to recover and limit the damage to his championship hopes.
Will the 2016 Dutch GP be just as dramatic? Find out when the MotoGP™ action kicks off on Friday 24th June at 09:55 Local Time in Assen with Free Practice 1.