If you had predicated after the chequered flag had fallen at the 2017 Dutch TT that this would be Yamaha’s final MotoGP victory for 25 races you would have been wrapped in a straightjacket and institutionalised.  Such a drought, the longest in its premier class history, surely could not be possible for a team of Yamaha's stature? After all, this was a team that looked well on its way to 2017 title glory in the wake of new signing Maverick Vinales topping all of the pre-season tests, before winning three of the first five races. But even during this apparent golden run, problems with the M1 were evident. They had been ever since the new bike hit the track for the first time...
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