Jorge Lorenzo is counting the days that separate him from his Ducati which he will find at the end of this month in Sepang. To occupy his mind before heading out for the first tests of the year this offseason, he chatted with crash.net. Among the topics covered, his tour in Formula 1 which left him with excellent memories. And gave him ideas.
Jorge Lorenzo is now a Ducati rider but he still remembers his ride in Formula 1 on a Mercedes. An experience of a few hours which nevertheless revealed him to motorsport. With the admission of an astonishing performance: “ I couldn't get to grips with the limits of the single-seater because we only had four or five hours available » remembers Por Fuera. “ But I wasn't slow, I even did some pretty fast laps ».
He specifies : " the team was surprised because I was faster than Nico Rosberg's times. But we don't know what his conditions were for his tests. He had driven the car in winter so the track conditions were different. But riding at this pace with so little experience made me more than happy ».
And gave him ideas: “ racing is something I could do more seriously once I stop MotoGP » declares the 29-year-old Majorcan. “ Three years ago I raced in Abu Dhabi with a Ferrari 458 and it was the best performing car I have ever driven in official competition. But I could see myself doing the 24 hours of Le Mans. It would be something more realistic than doing Formula 00 ". So to be continued. At least he doesn't talk about Rally, terrain where he could have found Valentino Rossi.
