It’s a Jorge Lorenzo generous who placed his gift at the foot of the Dorna fir tree. A present in the form of strong recognition, distilled on the site crash.net. For the five-time winner, the Grands Prix are experiencing their golden age given the field assembled in MotoGP and the potential winners who have multiplied. And the least we can say is that the facts prove him right.
The results of the regulatory measures taken by Dorna are in fact before our eyes. And the situation appears all the clearer when we remember the recent past. From 2012 to 2014, the MotoGP starting grid struggled to be filled. Eleven pure prototypes, only three factories, and to fill the workforce, the installation of a so-called CRT category condemned to make up the numbers.
Today, we have six factories entered, and in 2016, nine winners emerged. Drivers who represented four manufacturers while six teams tasted the joys of consecration.
Suffice to say that the installation of the single electronic control unit linked to the confirmation of the single manufacturer principle have had their effect. What does not fail to emphasize Jorge Lorenzo : " we are living in a golden age. We are coming out of a difficult period. Only four years ago, we had difficulty getting 17 bikes on the starting grid. Now we have 23 and 18 of them are capable of winning. We have had nine winners this year and three manufacturers have World Champions in their team. It's interesting for the show and exciting for the viewer ».
To support Por Fuera's remarks, we should also note that MotoGP is increasingly overshadowing the sacrosanct Formula 1 in the world of motor sports. Increasingly cited as an example, MotoGP is even being preferred to four-wheeled cars, Malaysia having clearly made its choice in favor of the missile with a handlebar. Finally, we will recall that in 2017, Jorge Lorenzo will be under the colors Ducati.
