Lynn Jarvis has overseen huge success in MotoGP during his 26-year tenure as Yamaha managing director, but Kenny Roberts Jr says he kept them from winning a title.
Britain is a fundamental part of history. Yamaha It was crucial to the Japanese brand’s renaissance when it took off in the premier class and the Jarvis 500cc championship. MotoGP In the 2000s. But after holding several titles, Jarvis will leave Yamaha at the end of 2024.
Jarvis confirmed his decision to step down as managing director of Yamaha last April and has now ended his time with the factory MotoGP project, which he established in 1999. .
Lynn Jarvis, Kenny Roberts Jr. Yamaha and Max Biaggi feel they were denied the 500cc title in 2000.
Two of Jarvis’ parting gifts for Yamaha were the signing of Fabio Quatararo to a new two-year deal and Pramac’s challenge to satellite Ducati bikes to become the Japanese brand’s de-facto second factory team in 2025. 2021.
Jarvis was instrumental in signing Valentino Rossi from Honda, winning four titles for Yamaha in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009. Jorge Lorenzo also claimed the MotoGP riders’ crown in 2010, 2012 and 2015 – first and third titles as well. Being two of the five triple crowns of Yama.
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But Jarvis thinks Yamaha should have won the riders’ championship instead of Roberts Jr. taking the lone American premier class title for Suzuki in 2000. Roberts Jr. sealed the 2000 500cc title with 258 points to Honda’s Rossi (209) and Yamaha’s Max Biaggi (170).
“When we switched to the four-stroke, the Honda was all over the place,” Jarvis said. Moto issues. “I don’t think anybody was competing with Honda at that level.
“In the year That was really what we missed and couldn’t achieve.
Kenny Roberts Jr. was consistent and productive in winning the 2000 500cc title over Max Biaggi.
Roberts Jr won the 2000 500cc title in his second season with Suzuki, losing by 47 points to Honda’s Alex Creville in 1999. It should have been the peak season of Roberts Jr.’s premier class career, as well, as the American never finished higher than P6 in any season.
However, in the year Taking the title in 2000 not only denied Jarvis a crown he believed should have been secured by Roberts Jr. Yamaha, but also denied Biaggi what could have been his only title. The Italian has yet to secure a rider’s title in the eight years he has been in the top division.
But while Jarvis Yamaha felt he should have won the 2000 500cc Riders’ Championship, Biaggio failed to deliver and Roberts had to exploit Junior and Suzuki. The 13-time Grand Prix winner Eight-time winner Roberts Jr. won four in 2000, winning two of 16 races.
Consistency has been key for Roberts Jr., who has racked up nine podiums that term, compared to Roberts’ four for Biaggio. The Honda rider has failed to finish just one race since retiring from the Dutch TT, while Biaggi has retired four times in the first five races.
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