This meeting in Termas, Jorge Lorenzo could fear it. The Argentine route has never done him well in his career. But with a Honda which, on the contrary, likes Argentina, he hoped to be spared this time. It has not happened. Like a race strewn with pitfalls, still finished one place better than in Qatar. Which means twelfth place.
A consolation for Por Fuera who lived, according to his own assessment, a nightmare lasting 25 laps… Which started as soon as the lights went out… “ I accidentally engaged the rev limiter for the pits, so the bike didn't move ", has explained Lorenzo. " I didn't understand at first what was happening. I was passed by everyone and I was last ».
But the troubles were only just beginning… “ When I left, I had little grip. I also had a grip problem with the left handle which affected my confidence ". Finally, there was the case Abraham... " We fought for twentieth position and we had completed seven laps. But he behaved as if it was the last corner of the last lap. I barely avoided the fall, and I spoke to the race director about it, because it was an illogical attitude ».
He finishes : " It was a tiring race and the track was not in good condition after the Moto2 race, but I was able to make up some positions. It was like a nightmare. In the end I was also lucky, Viñales and Morbidelli held on and I was able to take a few more points. Nonetheless, the race weekend was a disappointment ».
And for good reason : Marc Márquez, his teammate, produced a fireworks display of fast laps and finished 27 seconds ahead Lorenzo. The best tour of Márquez (1'39.426 min) was a second faster than that of Lorenzo (1'40.487 min).
However, there is reason to hope: “ we tried something new and it improved my feeling on the Honda significantly. I was 0,3 to 0,5 seconds faster. However, due to circumstances, I was not able to exploit the potential of the race “, said the frustrated Mallorcan. “ This may seem like an excuse. But this is not the case. 12th place is not a good position, but we have to look ahead. Sooner or later we'll get lucky ».
Argentina, MotoGP J3: classification
