Marquez's secret weapon for taming the Honda
Marc Marquez is carrying Honda to 2019 MotoGP dominance single-handedly with a bike no one else seems able to master. And that might be down to how he uses motocross to hone his style
Honda is traversing one of the most paradoxical periods in the history of MotoGP.
It has wrapped up the riders' and constructors' titles in dominant fashion, with the teams' title still to be decided but Ducati only marginally ahead there.
Yet the disparity in the results of Honda's different riders is overwhelming.
Whilst Marc Marquez has taken 11 wins and six second places from the 18 races so far this season, his fellow Honda riders have struggled to even ride the RC213V to anything like its - or their - potential.
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