According to Giacomo Agostini a world championship with eight different winners in eight races is unusual, if not exceptional. New MotoGP rules - the introduction of the common software and the switch to Michelin tyres - have reduced the gap among the manufacturers and given the private teams the opportunity to shine. Jack Miller’s Assen victory was the first win by an independent team rider since Toni Elias won in Portugal in 2006. Cal Crutchlow was able to repeat few GPs later. It was a triumph of the new MotoGP era and the rules introduced by the Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta. In addition, the rain and the unpredictable, mixed conditions affected the races, allowing the bravest rider...
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