This is an interesting interview with Jorge Lorenzo which can be found on the site GP One. Like a break from the world of Grands Prix, an exchange between yourself, far from the championship, from the Yamaha and the rivals on the track and behind the scenes. Por Fuera is a special character and certainly strong. He assures us, we take it as it is. Or not.
Grand Prix champions all have something more than ordinary people. Their perception of space-time is different, their physical fitness is Olympian and their ability to recover from injuries and resist pain is simply extraordinary. Regardless of the results, for all that alone, they deserve the greatest respect.
Then, it's like in life, there are people you like or not. Jorge Lorenzo, on this side has always been considered special. And in particular by a disarming transparency. Young and beginner, this specificity made him appear arrogant and now he is found distant and tortuous-minded. He is in fact a raw person who has adapted to an environment he has been in since the age of 15, which does not give any gifts: “ Today I no longer have much to do with the teenager I was » specifies the one who is now 29.
« But if I have changed a lot, I have not changed the way I am in the box a few minutes before getting on the bike. » continues the Majorcan. “ I remain very serious and very focused. I don't know how to make jokes in front of the cameras like other drivers do. “And besides, I don’t want to change the way I work to attract fans. I want to be as I am. If you like it, great, if not... It's my life, and I want to live it the way I want and not the way other people want it to be lived ».
However, the three-time Yamaha World Champion relaxed somewhat: “ my ambition and my perfectionist approach don't allow me to have much fun because I always want to obtain the best possible result and live my sporting career to the fullest. But if, at the start of my career, I didn't party after a victory, now I share a few beers in the motorhome while listening to music and dancing with my team. But other than that, I live like a Buddhist. It's no longer like the 70s with Barry Sheene and James Hunt. We have changed eras. We can no longer enjoy like that today if you want to win races and titles ».
So, how long will this ascetic life last? “ Sometimes I say to myself why continue this life and make these sacrifices? But another part of me tells me that if I stopped, I would miss something. The talent I have can bring me beautiful things in life. It's hard to stop. So I don't know for how much longer. Five or six years ago, I gave myself two or three years before stopping. This deadline has passed and I see that I still have just as much fun, that I still win and that I fall less. So, I always give myself two years before taking stock again ».
See you after the two seasons spent with Ducati. Incidentally, when reading this interview, we cannot help but think of a Valentino Rossi who continues his career at the highest level at 37 years old.
