But MM has always been the real deal, I don't get into this theory of "this year he is already good in Qatar, let alone the rest... bla bla", last year he had trouble and still fought with Dovi until last meters, indeed he got second place by 0.027, this year by 0.023...
Honda did not do anything incredible with the engine, in fact they already had a very powerful engine, now they just work in firing order, if you get to hear the engine, clearly is a mid-term between a big-bang and an screamer engine. It got more power in high revs in expense of power in low revs, we could CLEARLY see Dovi exiting corners much stronger than Marquez and after 5th gear Honda is well more elastic. It's a game of compromise, not miracles. If Ducati change its firing order to behave more elastic, Dovi would hit 360 KM/h in the straight in Qatar.
There is no incredible Honda (actually I bet in low grip scenarios they will struggle a lot), this year will be very tough but still MM is MM, he is a level above all others as we know. I don't think Dovi will have all the ingredients needed to win the title.
Suzuki has grown a LOT, and that machine is a corner devil. Super fast in mid-corner, incredible, they just need a slightly better engine.
What is Vinales? A fart... I was betting he was the only one capable of stop MM, but seems I lost this bet. I really don't know anymore who Yamaha should favor, Rossi is old but started miles far away and still 5th ahead of MV, LOL... Rossi is Rossi.. Yamaha should help him.
Lorenzo? LoL... as expected (at least by me). No easy life for him outside Yamaha realm. Actually, I would say Suzuki would fit Lorenzo the most. He should really consider it.
