'Marc knows no one else can ride the Honda… Of course, he always wants to improve the bike, but he's happy with what he's got, because he's the fastest and most competitive with it'
Valentino Rossi perplexed by Sachsenring MotoGP pace: 'I'm 20 seconds slower than last year. Not five years ago… This is very difficult to understand. We need to find our bike'.
Jack Miller makes the soft tyre last the distance at Sachsenring, brings it home 'bumper-to-bumper' with factory Ducati riders and now heads the Independent MotoGP standings.