The Last Question to Livio Suppo

The last question to Livio Suppo, team manager of the Repsol Honda, was actually the most important one, regarding whether we can still count on Marc Márquez for the title. In another case, with a 65-point disadvantage against Rossi with nine races to go, it might seem crazy, but not when it comes to the record-breaking kid... The Italian responded to Telecinco's microphone on his way to the Sachsenring podium, where his riders had just achieved a one-two finish (Márquez-Pedrosa), and emotionally declared the crisis that had been plaguing the golden wing recently as over: "It's not the time to think about the championship, but to celebrate this one-two finish and keep working in the same way, trying to win as many races as possible, and then we'll see what happens. The important thing is to have shown that we have bounced back!"

Honda's Long-awaited Victory

Honda had not celebrated a win since early April in Texas, the second race of the season, and it took seven Grand Prix races until the next one. Between these two victories, Yamaha achieved six consecutive wins (Rossi with four, Lorenzo with one, and Rossi again with one). But it has been even longer since the last double one-two finish. Almost a year. It was also in Germany and in the same order (Marc-Dani), giving Yamaha the opportunity to celebrate four one-twos in the meantime, as Lin Jarvis, more or less the counterpart of Suppo at Yamaha, likes to say.

"It's Incredible to Experience This"

"It's incredible to experience this. It hasn't been easy moments for our team with two different stories. On one hand, seeing Dani set his best time ever at this circuit in the last laps means that his arm is healed and that we did well in supporting him. And on the other hand, seeing Márquez dominate like he did last year is a great satisfaction. Now we have a three-day test, then we'll be able to enjoy two weeks of vacation," said the Italian executive, the man who once again made Honda a champion by signing Stoner. The test will take place in Misano, starting tomorrow until Friday, sharing the track with Ducati and Suzuki. They are doing it because "the season is still long" and they hope, as well as need, "to have more satisfactions."

Márquez's Hybrid Honda

Marc's Honda is a hybrid between the one he rode last year to his second MotoGP title and the one that was supposed to be the ultimate weapon for this year. The champion has turned to the 2014 chassis and exhausts, which, combined with the relentless work on a frozen electronics after Assen, has allowed him to tame that excessively rough engine that cannot be touched as it has been sealed since the beginning of the year. Sachsenring was the resurrection and the reason why Suppo foresees an orangier future, but in the Netherlands, he already saw signs of improvement: "The most important thing was Assen, both riders were very strong there. Dani crashed in the warm up and ruined his race, and Márquez fought for the victory until the end on a track that was very difficult for us. In circuits like Indy, Brno, Aragón, or Sepang, we can perform well." They will do it and add more spice to an already very tasty 2015 championship.