In the constructors\u2019 ranking, the Japanese have also slipped behind Aprilia and KTM for the last three seasons in a row, despite benefitting from extra technical concessions.<\/p>\n
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Honda then stepped up from concession rank D to C for 2026, but is yet to repeat the podium results of last year.<\/p>\n
Yamaha, meanwhile, remains at the rear of the field as it develops its new V4 project.<\/p>\n
“Honda and Yamaha always come back”<\/p>\n
Previewing the 2026 season, Jorge Lorenzo<\/a>, who won three MotoGP titles using Yamaha\u2019s former Inline-powered machines, said:<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes you have to sacrifice short-term results to start a new [V4] project, that is inevitable.<\/p>\n \u201cYamaha needed to change as soon as possible to get experience and to have a brighter future. So they choose this \u00a0direction.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n \u201cBut I think Honda and Yamaha, they always come back.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause they are very powerful, they have a lot of history, a lot of budget. So sooner or later they will be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n “And we saw [last season] Honda, are getting stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n Marco Bezzecchi, 2026 Buriram MotoGP Test.<\/p>\n \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/p>\n “In the corners Aprilia are amazing”<\/p>\n The change to new 850cc engines and Pirelli tyres for 2027 is seen as a good opportunity for the Japanese to bridge the gap to the Europeans.<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n But with official testing of the next generation machines yet to start, MotoGP riders must take a leap into the unknown when signing contracts for next season.<\/p>\n Lorenzo described reigning champions Ducati<\/a> as \u201cthe safest bet\u201d but spotted Aprilia\u2019s potential while watching trackside during winter testing:<\/p>\n \u201cAprilia<\/a>, I like so much, because they lean the bike much more than the rest in the corners.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It’s like a Moto2 or Moto3 bike. It’s unbelievable how much they lean.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Also how compact the bike is… In the corners they are amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Aprilia has gone on to win all three grands prix with Marco Bezzecchi<\/a>, plus a Sprint win for Jorge Martin<\/a>, putting them on top of the world championship standings heading into next weekend\u2019s opening European round.<\/p>\n Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jorge Lorenzo insists its only a matter of time before Honda and Yamaha return to the front of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[89838,18009,64,63,17197,914,20874,806,805,803,804,85,3561],"class_list":{"0":"post-610580","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-89838","9":"tag-aprilia","10":"tag-au","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-ducati","13":"tag-honda","14":"tag-jorge-lorenzo","15":"tag-motor","16":"tag-motor-sports","17":"tag-motosport","18":"tag-motosports","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-yamaha"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Marco](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gng_1293269_hires.jpg\")
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