Many are starting to predict hell for Lorenzo on a Ducati that he chose to better leave his Yamaha. Starting with Iannone.
The MotoGP season is in its twilight and is preparing for its Valencia final which will be without major challenges. At most Casa Particular in Viñales can mathematically still hope to make fun of Lorenzo for third place overall.
If he succeeds, this 2016 exercise would become the worst of his career in MotoGP. So, looking forward to 2017 for Por Fuera? Even! Many are starting to predict hell for him on a Ducati that he chose to better leave his Yamaha. To start with Iannone.
Winner in Austria and first to bring Ducati a Grand Prix victory since 2010, Iannone was not, however, preferred to Dovizioso who followed him into success for the Reds in Malaysia. Jo the Maniac will nevertheless find a good Suzuki, but he will leave his place to the one on whom Ducati has bet big to compete for the world title each season: Lorenzo.
The Mallorcan is a five-time World Champion, which speaks for itself. Certainly, but he won these titles with a Yamaha. And going from Yamaha to a Ducati is not that easy. Some Red tried it and we know the rest. Certainly, Desmosedici was different then and so was its team. But listen carefully Iannone, not that much.
Public chat GP One, he gave his feelings about the arrival of Lorenzo : " frankly, I don't know if he's ready for a Ducati ". He explains : " its strength lies in its speed through corners. With the Desmosedici, you can forget that. If you adopt this style of riding, you are on the floor, especially with these Michelins ».
This does not bode well. With a Ducati, you can't load the front and drag the rear. Everything would have to be reviewed for the machine Lorenzo subject to blockage at the slightest grain of sand: “ our happiness is that the Desmosedici has a little torque in slow corners so that when you go back on the gas, it does not rear up while the rear does not slide, as is the case of the Yamaha ».
You will therefore have to review your ranges, force yourself to be less fluid, unless you imagine a transformed Ducati. But on this point too, Iannone has doubts: Ducati has been fighting on the corner handling front for years. But it's still not resolved. I have some ideas on the subject, but I'm not an engineer and engineers should trust the drivers and listen to them a little more ».
A last sentence already heard a few years ago from another transalpine who has since returned to Yamaha. So Lorenzo warned. There will be work in a short period of time since Yamaha will not make his task easier by refusing to chip away at his contract for more test sessions. As for Dovizioso, now a winner on a Ducati, he awaits the confrontation with his new teammate firmly.
