MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix weekend ended with the title surely heading to Marc Marquez and most - but, crucially, not all - of the field heading for Qatar next after all.
Simon Patterson, Val Khorounzhiy and Matt Beer take you through all the behind the scenes tensions of the Sepang event as unhappy riders stayed mostly silent until Jack Miller's Sunday night outburst, which was swiftly followed by a very dramatic move from Yamaha.
On track in Malaysia, Jorge Martin's attempt to ride with a broken wrist brought approaches to rider fitness into the spotlight yet again, Marquez's barbed remarks about Aprilia tactics left us unimpressed while his pace blew Aprilia's remaining title hopes away, and KTM both won a race and confused everyone.
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