The last rider to win a premier class title on a satellite bike was Valentino Rossi in 2001.
Even then, Rossi’s accomplishment was largely on a factory-spec Honda run in different colours to the official factory bike.can become the first rider since Rossi to become champion on a non-factory bike when he races for Gresini Ducati next season, riding a year-old Desmosedici.“With Ducati he will probably have a slightly better bike than the one he was riding, but he knows Honda very, very well.
“You don't just get on a bike and then go and win the championship, but I still think Marc is probably the best rider on the grid. “I think when I was with Honda and LCR, the only reason it was difficult to win the championship was because of Michelin, and a little bit because of Honda, because of course they want their factory riders to do better than the satellite.“Especially nowadays there is much less difference between factory bikes and satellites.“As long as you have a good mentality and don't look for new things to always be the best.
“Most of the time it's easier, because last year's bike is already known, it works very well, everyone knows the set-up, everyone knows what to do if you have these new bikes and new parts arriving. There are many things to understand.
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