With its late start which will result in a reduced and concentrated schedule both in time and space, this 2020 season is expected to be unprecedented and undecided. Seven or eight European circuits are assured in a program that Carmelo Ezpeleta has promised us for next week. But if we look at what happened there last year, the favorite is already clear...
We do not know if the Grand Prix paddock will be able to travel to overseas sites. But if he remains in Europe, and even with a maximum of eight deadlines which will include the France, We must face the facts : Marc Marquez won in 2019 on seven of the eight circuits expected on the 2020 calendar. And where he did not materialize, in this case in Austria, he finished second in a Dovizioso who blew him the victory in the last corner.
Here is the results of the 2019 podiums :
Jerez : Marc Marquez – Alex Rins – Maverick Vinales
Brno : Marc Marquez – Andrea Dovizioso – Jack Miller
Red Bull Ring : Andrea Dovizioso – Marc Marquez – Fabio Quartararo
Misano : Marc Marquez – Fabio Quartararo – Maverick Vinales
Aragon : Marc Marquez – Andrea Dovizioso – Jack Miller
Le Mans: Marc Marquez – Andrea Dovizioso – Danilo Petrucci
Catalonia : Marc Marquez – Fabio Quartararo – Danilo Petrucci
Valencia : Marc Marquez – Fabio Quartararo – Jack Miller
So of course, with a Marc Marquez maybe in more difficulty on a Honda less well born, facing a fabio quartararo armed with a good Yamaha and with greater experience, the game could be less easy for the eight-time World Champion. Casa Particular in Viñales will not let his future teammate lead the hunt while the Ducati can still play placed. On the other hand, at Suzuki, we will have to show that we have really raised our level of play…
