This is an accepted fact in MotoGP and it is to the credit of the person cited there. Indeed, this championship no longer pits Marc Marquez against other drivers, but rather the same Marquez against the rest of the world. It is the manufacturers who must beat him, and no longer a man on one of their machines. The entire factory must take up the challenge imposed by the Spaniard of whom the Honda is only an accessory. This shows the level reached by the now eight-time World Champion. Excessive? Nope. According to Lin Jarvis, it is in these well-understood terms that Yamaha will, in 2020, take up the challenge.
There have been Marc Márquez against his colleagues then the manufacturers who questioned the fact of having Marc Márquez to win, knowing that the driver would eclipse the mark. Now there are factories against Marc Márquez. Meanwhile, his opponents are already considered naturally beaten by their employers...
Lynn Jarvis endorses the approach, which allows it to intelligently put Yamaha at the front of the stage while putting into the background the dilemma which looms with two handlebars for three... Rather than dwelling on the uncertainties for the future of its factory riders, Lynn Jarvis explains that the team will try to put together the strongest package to return to success. Who has been running away from her since 2015 and a certain Jorge Lorenzo...
« A consequence of Márquez's style is that he has had this Honda adapted to his particular style, but it seems difficult for other Honda riders to tame the beast » comments the general manager of the official Iwata team. “ To beat him you have to try alternative means and maybe different styles and motorcycles with different attributes. Yamaha’s style is more balanced and more precise in terms of the bike.” He ends his demonstration thus: « we will beat Márquez our way, the Yamaha way, with the skills of Yamaha riders ". The Yamaha armada against the ogre Marc Márquez, here is a beautiful poster…