The 2016 season is not yet over and already the pressure is mounting around Lorenzo who will join Ducati at the end of the last Grand Prix of this year in Valencia. What will the Majorcan do on the Italian when until then he has only known Yamahas? The question is already asked by many.
Some already respond to it like a certain Cal Crutchlow, convinced of the bad choice made by Ducati. KTM boss also has doubts wondering about a driver paid at 12 million dollars who is only effective on a dry track. So many Cassandras which shows how great the challenge that lies ahead is Lorenzo.
And the latter, what does he think? On MotoGP.com, he expressed his feelings by first starting to play down the situation: “ it's a big challenge and I think a lot of people expect me to fight for the Championship with this bike. But the biggest challenge of my career was my arrival in the 125cc World Championship. I had to get results to continue, there was pressure and it was a real challenge. Now that I have been World Champion five times, I continue because I love this sport and it is my passion, but honestly I don't really have any pressure anymore ».
That said, he lays the foundations with a historical allusion that fools no one: “ we'll see if I can quickly become competitive on the Ducati but try to win with a bike that only Casey Stoner has won the title on. If we get there, it will be something historic ". A story that others have failed to write, like Valentino Rossi For example. But the Ducati team has also changed a lot since then: “ I think it was the right time to do it. If you had to make this change it was the right time because Dall'Igna is in charge and with him Ducati can fight with the Japanese brands ».
It remains to be reassured about its ability to work with Michelin tires which are causing problems this year and to cope with the rain: “ I believe that one of my strong points is my ability to adapt, to quickly adapt to the bike. We will also see how it will go with another machine. It seems to be easier to gauge the limit with the Ducati and their riders are very fast in the rain. But that's something we'll see later ».
Jorge Lorenzo will only have 48 hours freed by Yamaha the day after the Valencia Grand Prix to tour the Desmosedici and give its indications for the future. We will also remember that the future Ducati will have to evolve without fins. Por Fuera is currently third in the championship, 00 points behind the leader Márquez and does not hide that his main ambition is first of all to finish his campaign in front of his teammate Valentino Rossi which leads him by 14 points four races from the end of hostilities.
