Certainly, it will be said that nothing has been easy for Jorge Lorenzo in his beginning of adventure with Ducati. Right now, it's pretty much hell. Qatar was a disappointment and Argentina begins as a disappointment. And yet, the five-time World Champion does not lose hope. From his eighteenth place on the Friday timesheet, he explains that it should have been less bad if the right tires had been fitted...
Un Lorenzo eighteenth at 1.122 seconds from his old Yamaha driven by Maverick Vinales, this is what you could call a slap in the face. Which turns into an uppercut when reading the general classification which places no less than four private Desmosedici in the leading group. Among the reds, we laugh yellow.
But Por Fuera explains this incredible situation: “ we made a mistake in the tire planning. We used tenders even though the conditions were not favorable for tenders. I didn't know it, I thought I was equipped with medium. I didn't understand why the front closed so much. But after the tests, I understood that we had made a mistake ».
A situation which was therefore not his choice, even if it is assumed collectively. “ In fact, if we didn't lose an opportunity to be in the top 5, we certainly missed the opportunity to be much higher ranked. We are eighteenth, but we are not that far away. With the right front tire, we would have been better in the hierarchy ».
He finishes : " If it stays dry, I think I can have a good race. We will see if the qualifications are also in the dry. So we should be further ahead. I'm optimistic because I have good feelings with the bike. We'll see if we can make further progress on Saturday. You will have to be more aggressive with the right front tire and attack to achieve a fast lap ».
« The right front tire »… a condition repeated with insistence. Suffice it to say that what happened will only be accepted once...
MotoGP J.1 ranking:
1. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 39.477s
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 39.778s +0.301s
3. Karel Abraham CZE Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 39.880s +0.403s
4. Alvaro Bautista ESP Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 39.922s +0.445s
5. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 39.960s +0.483s
6. Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP15) 1m 40.120s +0.643s
7. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 1m 40.124s +0.647s
8. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
1m 40.157s +0.680s
9. Alex Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 1m 40.175s +0.698s
10. Andrea Iannone ITA Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
1m 40.250s +0.773s
11. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 40.338s +0.861s
12. Johann zarco ENG Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1)*
1m 40.340s +0.863s
13. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 1m 40.345s +0.868s
14. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 1m 40.399s +0.922s
15. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP16) 1m 40.431s +0.954s
16. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 1m 40.531s +1.054s
17. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 40.588s +1.111s
18. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17)
1m 40.599s +1.122s
19. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 1m 40.908s +1.431s
20. alex rins ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 1m 41.083s +1.606s
21. Espargaro Pol ESP Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 41.632s +2.155s
22. Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing (RC16) 1m 42.074s +2.597s
23. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)*
1m 42.179s +2.702s
