Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo renew their battle for the MotoGP world championship at Australia's Phillip Island circuit this weekend separated by just 18 points with three races left in the season. Rossi, 36, the seven-time world champion in the premier class, is chasing his first world title since 2009. The Italian great has an affinity with the iconic Phillip Island track where he has finished on the podium in 15 of his 18 trips across all three GP classes. Rossi won his first Australian title last year since 2005 when he beat Lorenzo by more than 10 seconds after world champion Marc Marquez came off his bike while holding a commanding lead. "Eighteen points can be a good...
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