For the last two years MotoGP had been living in a fundamentally Marc Márquez-free universe in which riders who aren’t the 29-year-old Spaniard have been free to carve up the premier-class championship for themselves.

Your perspective on these two years will likely vary wildly depending on why you watch MotoGP and which riders you’re a fan of.

But if you’re Honda boss Alberto Puig, they’re an aberration.