Whatever Giacomo Agostini thinks, five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo does not consider his Ducati period a failure in the least. And if he has one regret over the two years he wore a red suit, it is that of having had a cold and distant relationship with his teammate Andrea Dovizioso. Reluctantly.
Jorge Lorenzo is now a retiree. A five-time World Champion who forged most of his track record in MotoGP with Yamaha , before ending his career as a regular pilot with Honda. In the meantime, there have been two controversial seasons at Ducati. The Majorcan does not consider this period as a failure even if the results were far from the expectations that were reflected on his pay slip.
During an interview with DAZN, Jorge Lorenzo recounted his experience at Borgo Panigale: “ at Ducati, it was a real shame to have had this injury in Aragón. I could have won this race. I didn't aspire to the championship, but I would have achieved more victories and I was aiming for second place in the standings. With Yamaha everything came naturally from the start and I took advantage of it, with Ducati I had to change the way I rode, but I think if I had continued we could have won a world championship »
A liability dating from period 250?
The Spaniard then spoke about riding styles and his relationship with Dovizioso : " Quartararo is the one who resembles me the most in the corners. Valentino too, but he's a little different. When I arrived at Ducati from the beginning, I was enthusiastic about this project. It wasn't a mask, I was happy to see Dovizioso win and I was going to celebrate him under the podium. I don't know why, maybe because of the 250 titles won against him, Andrea always looked at me weird and I have always been the subject of media attacks from him. »
Jorge Lorenzo, back at Yamaha as a test driver was hoping to do three Grands Prix as a guest this season. But the coronavirus arrived and wiped out these opportunities. Nothing is defined yet about 2021 for Por Fuera.
