Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy attends a news conference ahead of the Valencia Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo racetrack in Cheste, near Valencia, Spain, November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Heino Kalis
(Reuters) - Honda hit back at Yamaha's Valentino Rossi after he accused their Spanish rider Marc Marquez of behaving like a 'bodyguard' to ensure compatriot Jorge Lorenzo won the MotoGP world championship in Valencia on Sunday.
Lorenzo, Rossi's team mate, had been the only man who could deny the Italian a 10th career title and he did so by winning the season-ending race from pole position to take his third championship in the top category.
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