Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis said today’s French Grand Prix “couldn’t be better” for his team, as Jorge Lorenzo headed a 1-2 finish with Honda’s erstwhile points leader Marc Marquez crashing out. Marquez fell simultaneously with Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso midway through the race at Le Mans, meaning that Lorenzo now leads the points by five from the Honda rider, with Rossi seven points behind Marquez. “Marc’s error [is] costly for him for the championship, so it closes things up,” said Jarvis. “It really couldn’t be better.” When it was pointed out that potentially Yamaha-bound Maverick Vinales was third, Jarvis mused: “Yeah… first time we’ve had all three on...
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