Valentino Rossi Marquez domination must end

<div> <a href="http://cache.images.core.optasports.com/news/motorsports/2014/8/8/592615header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://cache.images.core.optasports.com/news/motorsports/2014/8/8/592615header.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">Marc Marquez is flying high in MotoGP but Valentino Rossi is determined to end his rival's record-breaking winning streak.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">Marquez is the runaway series leader, 77 points clear of Repsol Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa, having won all nine races in the world championship season.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">The 21-year-old's victory at the German Grand Prix last month saw him surpass Mike Hailwood as the youngest rider to win nine consecutive races.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">Marquez is now aiming to become the first rider since Australian Mick Doohan to win 10 races in a row, something Yamaha's six-time world champion Rossi wants to prevent at this weekend's Indianapolis MotoGP.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">"For Marc it is positive, for us a little bit less," said Rossi, who has finished second behind Marquez on four occasions in 2014 to sit third in the standings with 141 points.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">"We have to try to beat him before the end of the championship for sure. It is a big domination, he's done great work, but in some way we have to try to beat him - for us and for the championship."</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">Rossi's comments were echoed by Nicky Hayden, who has failed to finish on the podium this season.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">"Every so often someone comes along and resets the bar. I agree with Valentino - of course it's great what he's doing, but for us we don't want to see one guy win every race because truthfully he's making it look too easy," he said.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 16.00299835205078px;">"It's not really the case, so I hope somebody can beat him soon. Make us look at little better."</span></span></div>

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