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Sunday at Losail with Tony Goldsmith

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Valentino Rossi on the grid prior to the start of today’s Grand Prix of Qatar.

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MotoGP observed a minute silence in memory of the victims of the Germanwings flight 9525 that crashed into the French alps last week.

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Losail in daylight. Nicky Hayden slides his Honda through turn 10 during warm up.

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Aleix Espargaro takes on fluids in the build up to the race.

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I wonder what Jorge Lorenzo’s is listening to.  He seams to be enjoying it whatever it is.

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The moment the race was lost for Marc Marquez. He recovered well though to finish 5th.

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The Doctor was most definitely in.

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Marc Marquez doing his Blue Steal.

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Jorge Lorenzo looked threatening before a problem with the lining of his helmet caused him to drop back with vision issues.

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It looked like Andrea Dovizioso was going to take Ducati’s first victory since Casey Stoner at Phillip Island in 2010. Sadly it wasn’t to be but it surely won’t be long.

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Valentino Rossi fans celebrate the Doctor’s 109th Grand Prix victory.

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Valentino Rossi thanks the gods for another win.

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2 Ducati’s on the podium and not a rain drop in sight. Gigi Dall’Igna appears to have worked his magic on Ducati.

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The sun has set on the 2015 Qatar Grand Prix. We’ll see you all next year.

Photos: © 2015 Tony Goldsmith / www.tonygoldsmith.net – All Rights Reserved

Tony Goldsmith is an Isle of Man based freelance motorcycle racing photographer specialising in MotoGP and the Isle of Man TT races. His website can be found at www.tonygoldsmith.net. He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

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