Jorge Lorenzo remembers a past in MotoGP, the challenge with Valentino Rossi and the world championship victory in 2015.
About Luigi Ciamburro de Motoracing
The five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo was also present at the MARCA Sport Weekend event held in Malaga, recalling some moments from his MotoGP career. He approves the direction of the Dorna, both in terms of performance and security, two factors which have been discussed a lot in recent days after the Repsol article which reignited the debates. But the Mallorcan focuses more on his past in the world championship, on the challenges with Valentino Rossi et Marc Márquez, on the failed triumph of the world championship with Ducati. Until the much-discussed victory in Valencia in 2015.
Jorge Lorenzo, which said goodbye to motorcycle racing at the end of the 2019 MotoGP season, is a hectic journey: “ At 10 years old, you are already dreaming, because I was racing in Jerez or Valencia. At 13-14 years old I already won the European Championship and Derbi was already starting to take an interest in me. As the years go by, you get used to it. Over the years you see it more as a job. At 28-30 years old I decided to move to Ducati to feel a little more alive. Unfortunately, it didn't go as planned due to different circumstances. » During the testing days, he could give more space to pleasure. “ On race weekends I couldn't go wrong, so I had more fun during testing. I was very demanding. What I loved was winning. When you have to fight with a Valentino Rossi or a Marc Márquez, the stress is enormous, but the satisfaction of winning is brutal »
Jorge Lorenzo: “in Valencia, in 2015 I did the best lap of my life and the best race"
Jorge Lorenzo won his last MotoGP title in 2015, at the end of a season forever marked by the conflict, both in the media and on the track, between Valentino Rossi et Marc Márquez. The arithmetic dictated that everything would be decided in the final race at Valencia, with the Doctor forced to start from the last row due to the penalty given to him after the events at Sepang. “In Valencia, in 2015 I had the best lap of my life and the best race in the most important moment of my life. » His favorite circuit? “ Mugello. I like it a lot, but Mugello has something special. There I took my first victory with Ducati, it made a lot of history. »
