Le Lorenzo new appeared at Mugello on a Ducati with which, since Italy, everything smiles. A metamorphosis from which Honda will nevertheless benefit since Por Fuera will serve there for the next two years. The Majorcan still has six opportunities to enhance his record with the Italian machine, punctuated by three victories. But he is already taking stock of his period in the red tunic.
At Ducati we don't disagree. The big boss spoke too quickly and if he had waited until the end of the Italian Grand Prix before talking about his driver Lorenzo, we would not be lamenting like Davide Tardozzi for giving it to Honda. But that's how it is. And the five-time title winner only rubs salt in the wound a little more when he declares on speedweek : " I would have liked to stay longer. But Ducati and I underestimated how difficult it would be to go from a completely different bike like the Yamaha to a special bike like the Desmosedici. Even people in my immediate environment told me that this was not the bike for me, that I couldn't do it and that I should have gone to another manufacturer ».
« But I said no, that I was going to win with this bike. It was only a matter of time, because we were close. We were closer than we could see from the outside ". An environment that he regrets: “ people underestimate my abilities. It works like the stock market. After a few bad races, your value drops. But it also rises quickly when the results are correct. But sometimes people forget what you have already accomplished in the past ».
A lesson he will remember... To Honda's greatest joy! “ I hope that having worked with the Ducati will make my life easier for the next two years. I believe and hope that my adaptation to the Honda will be faster this way. My legacy will be that the Ducati team now knows they can improve their bike. I will also be even faster thanks to them in the future, because I can now drive in a very different way and still remain fast. I'll take this with me ».
He finishes : " arriving in my next team with this face and these results is good. Having a teammate as strong as Márquez is also a great motivation ».
