Jorge Lorenzo is a young, happy retiree who legitimately takes full advantage of his past glory in a life of assumed hedonism. He is still looking for an activity that would connect him to his former existence as a bygone ascetic and dedicated to motorcycle racing. It seems that he is promised the role of commentator on DAZN this season. However, while he has no regrets about retiring, he is haunted by nostalgia for his era when only four drivers were in contention for victory. A quartet made up of strong-willed characters who managed to cordially hate each other. For Por Fuera this era was a matter of men that we no longer find today...
Jorge Lorenzo is not yet old enough to say that he is talking about a time that those under 20 cannot know, but he has decided to play the veteran all the same, insisting on the fact that the atmosphere in the paddock has changed a lot since he left it. An upheaval which would be a paradox if we start from the principle that the greater the rivalry on the track, the less chance there is of having a cordial and relaxed atmosphere behind the scenes...
So, in today's MotoGP, everyone seems to have a chance every Sunday in the race and places are dearly won by conquering the slightest thousandth. You must therefore throw yourself into the fray, accept the battle of the ragpickers, be pushed around and make your way. And yet, once the helmet is removed, smiles and scenes of mutual congratulations are systematically offered to us.
It's refreshing but Jorge Lorenzo remembers that this was inconceivable in his time. However, everything was played out more or less by four people and at a more respectable distance. Between him, Valentino Rossi, Dani Pedrosa et Casey Stoner, we rarely made contact. Then Marc Marquez arrived and his generation with him, then the next… Morals on the track have therefore evolved towards more aggressiveness but in the stands, the same are now more polite. The five-time World Champion thus analyzes Motosan : " the time of the fantastic four was an unforgettable stage, it was the golden age of motorcycling, because there was a lot of competition he says. " We were the magnificent four, then with Márquez the fifth and Simoncelli who was there too ».
Jorge Lorenzo: “I think there was more personality in our time”
Jorge Lorenzo then develops to emphasize what would have disappeared: “ there was a lot of charisma, a lot of rivalry and now it seems like all the drivers get along, they are very young and they all get along very well. Before it didn't exist because there was a lot of rivalry between everyone, I had a rivalry with Pedrosa, with Rossi, we didn't get along but now everyone takes photos together on social networks , in the paddock… And that for me is different, I think there was more personality in our time ».
Jorge Lorenzo does not exactly say that the time of men has disappeared but all the same, there is a sort of allusion. That being said, given the duels engaged on the track, their number at all levels and the level of competitiveness never seen before, we cannot doubt that MotoGP remains a virile sport marked by combat. An atmosphere that has become foreign to him: “ Since I retired, I have spent almost half my time on vacation and traveling, because that was my goal when I had retirement in mind. Traveling, but really sightseeing and that's what I do » he finishes.
