The noose tightens around a Jorge Lorenzo who is constantly reminded of his salary. Especially when comparing him to his teammate Dovizioso who would be ten times lower. However, the first is looking for his first success within a Ducati factory which he discovered this year while the second is leading the championship tied on points and victories with Marc Márquez. Worse, the specter of a victoryless campaign looms large for Por Fuera. Who hasn't experienced this since 2006...
The series of eleven seasons with, at least, one victory can end this year for Jorge Lorenzo who has never lived a moment without a victory since his arrival in MotoGP in 2008. Incidentally, it has been sixteen years since Dani Pedrosa achieves at least one success while Valentino Rossi had never missed an achievement in the premier category between 1996 and 2010. The year he arrived at… Ducati!
This weekend, it's Aragon, the track where Lorenzo brought Yamaha's only two victories, in 2014 and 2015. A good sign? “ First of all, it's a shame to have crashed at Misano because I had a chance to take my first victory on a Ducati. But it's important to remember the good things from this meeting to progress further ».
« I was leading this race, which shows that we are on the right track. Now comes Aragon. A route where I feel good and where I have good memories. I will be at home and we will have to use all these elements to build a good result. It will be important to be quick from Friday ».
Jorge Lorenzo is currently ninth in the championship with 90 points. Casey Stoner won the first edition of the Aragón Grand Prix. The Bologna brand never again triumphed there; on the other hand, she scored two other podiums thanks to Nicky Hayden (3rd in 2010) and Cal Crutchlow (3th in 2014).
