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Old 3 Jul 2004, 23:06 (Ref:1025252)   #7
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Onlooker should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally posted by BootsOntheSide
You don't become the only non-Honda champion in a decade through luck, considering that Honda had a perfectly good lineup and a theoretically ebtter bike that year.

Suzuki have really struggled with teh MotoGP bike, simple as that. The rpesence of 6 Hondas and the increasinly impressive Yamahas makes it very hard for them to get on level terms, especially with reduced support from head office.
No you don't do it through luck, you do it through good fortune and excellent timing.
I may be incorrect but didn't he win it when Honda were dealing with Doohan was just retired and Rossi was getting to grips with the 500cc machine.
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