Yamaha must have hired some comedy writers for their PR department

[Speeddog]

http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/211253/1/yamaha-we-have-two-riders-that-can-beat-marc.html

Well, if you count *both* of them together, they've beaten MM in 17 races out of 36, 10 in 2013, and 7 in 2014.
Your two best guys put together can't even beat him half the time.
And the ratio declined from 2013 to 2014, with both of your riders healthy in 2014.
Stellar.




http://www.crash.net/motogp/news/211273/1/lorenzo-force-riders-to-pit-in-the-rain.html

You scored big on a properly-timed swap, and got skunked on a poorly-timed swap.
So make everyone come in, based on a decision from the folks *not* riding on the track.

[Triple J]

JLo is a douche. The guy cries more than Stoner ever did.

[duccarlos]

He is a douche.

Beyond that point, you have to really look at the development of riders coming up through Moto2. Honda has an edge here, since they provide basically all engines for the class. That allows them the ability to get the cream of the crop and limit the amount of learning curve. Yamaha depends on the feedback of guys that have been riding the same bike for years. Pol and Smith are the perfect example. Where as MM was fast out of the gate, these guys need half the season to come to grips with the bikes that probably handle closer to 500/250 than a Moto2 bike. At the moment, if you want to be successful, you have to come up through the Spanish league, then Moto3 and 2, and hope for a Honda in MotoGP.