Finally, looking closely, and in view of past experiences, the installation of Jorge Lorenzo at Ducati and on the Desmosedici with all the air of an announced chronicle. There were many before him, and not the least, to realize the efforts that must be made to tame a machine leaving the workshops of Borgo Panigale. Unless you have a gift. Which is an exception to the rule. And Lorenzo is no exception.
However, the surprise is bad and firstly because the agreed speeches which followed the official signing promised that all this was a thing of the past. The Desmosedici had improved, tamed by the wand of Gigi Dall'Igna which would make the GP17 the tame animal.
The first laps of the wheel in Valencia made you believe in the impossible, then the return to Sepang was complicated before experiencing the stations of the cross at Phillip Island. Now almost twenty days before the first Grand Prix of the year in Qatar, Por Fuera has plenty to assess his strengths. And to listen to him, they will not be enough to guarantee him a sixth crown in 2017.
In an interview offered on the radio “El Largero” and taken up by worldbiker, Lorenzo drops the song: “ I didn't expect to encounter so many difficulties changing teams like this. It's ultimately going to take more time to adapt than I thought.".
A deadline which could well be that of the 2017 season: “ It's hard to imagine fighting for the world title if things don't change, unless success is with us. The bike must be competitive on all circuits. I am motivated like never before and I want to adapt my riding to the Ducati. Winning won't be impossible, but it will be very difficult. I'm one of those riders who need a lot of time to adapt to a different bike ". And the Ducati is arguably the least similar of anything riding in MotoGP.
