Jorge Lorenzo is at the head of three victories this season on a Ducati which he will leave for a Honda at the end of this season. A Desmosedici which also won three successes with Andrea Dovizioso and which remains undefeated since the return of the summer break, to the point that it claims a fourth victory in a row, this weekend, in Aragon. Never seen before, and yet, between Por Fuera and the beautiful red one, the story will end. On Motoracing, the Majorcan unvarnishedly recalls the elements which led to this situation…
The five-time winner who will be in 2019 alongside the undoubtedly seven times crowned under the awning of the HRC gives his version of the facts about his announced end of the adventure with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer: “ Ducati preferred to reason like this: “we have Dovizioso who is in better shape than Lorenzo and who is Italian. And we have Petrucci and Miller who ride almost like Jorge, but they earn 10, 15 times less.” Ducati didn't believe what I said to Gigi or Domenicali. There wasn't much missing and Pirro also pointed that out. If a driver leads several laps but doesn't win in the end, it's because something is missing. I was missing this last element which physically allowed me to remain fast throughout the race ».
He insists : " they should have thought of a three-time world champion who had won 44 races and they should have tried to give me what I needed. Instead, they decided to increase the salary of Dovizioso, who was winning some races, and take a cheaper driver ».
That is clear. On this theme, he ends with the essential Gigi Dall'Igna, who worked hard to bring him: “ Gigi is a genius to me and he won't stop until he wins the world championship. Next year his problem will be that the two best drivers will be in a very strong team, but he is very stubborn, like me. We are winning. He made a bike that will improve. About Gigi I can't say anything negative, it's normal for two strong characters to collide in heated moments, but it always happens for the good of the team. He always supported me and I think he wanted me to stay »
