In recent years, especially after the pandemic, Honda and Yamaha have experienced a clear competitive decline in MotoGP. While they used to fight each other for titles, they now compete to avoid last place in the constructor’s championship.
This year, the rules have changed to accommodate broad development concessions for both Japanese manufacturers. However, the recovery process is slow and results will not come overnight.
Jorge Lorenzo questions the patience they will have until they get there, stating on the Duralavita YouTube channel: ‘The question is not if we will have patience, it is if Honda and Yamaha will have the patience to continue until they get there. Let’s hope they don’t give up‘.
It is worth remembering that at the end of 2022, for other reasons, Suzuki decided to end its project that had started in 2015. This left Honda and Yamaha as the only Japanese manufacturers, facing the European manufacturers Aprilia, Ducati, and KTM.
