Former 125 and 250cc World Champion, Grand Prix legend and now involved in race management, Loris Capirossi is a man of the inner circle whose opinion is always sought. Carmelo Ezpeleta even takes it with him to test electric motorcycles with a view to a dedicated discipline in 2019. During the time of his nickname Capirex, he was a Ducati official. And he looked at the current case of Lorenzo which is beginning to recall that of a certain Rossi.
Who made the journey from Yamaha to Ducati only to experience bitter disillusionment? We immediately think of Valentino Rossi and we admit to starting to think about the case Jorge Lorenzo. A situation that was also analyzed Loris Capirossi on tuttomotoriweb to persuade us that comparison is not reason.
In fact, if we follow it well, Valentino Rossi suffered more from a misfired motorcycle, while that of Jorge Lorenzo is still less worse. Which, incidentally, puts more burden on the driver than on the machine. Por Fuera will appreciate… “ I am a sincere Ducati fan. Lorenzo was expecting another bike. A Desmosedici remains a competitive bike, but it has its ups and downs. It hurts drivers who are not instinctive and Jorge is one of them. ».
He specifies : " Jorge is very fast, he is a driver with a very clean style. Ducati does not like this academic approach. Dovizioso understood it, Lorenzo did not ". In short, a Ducati can be whipped, you impose yourself on it, or it will push you around if you try to be too polite...
That said, we must not despair: “ Lorenzo will find the solution and put the motorcycle in its place. He can't get the power to pass at the moment. But the bike is competitive and it has to be at a certain levelAt ".
As for the idea Rossi Lorenzo same fight, the one who finished his career at Suzuki does not validate: “ the Ducati that Jorge rides has nothing to do with the one Valentino had. In its day, Ducati put its worst bike on the track, and I can attest to that because I raced it at the time. Today, it is civilized, they are doing a good job, even if it remains versatile ».
