The five-time World Champion, now happily retired, Jorge Lorenzo, has taken up the cause of chronicling the Grand Prix by putting together his show. On his YouTube channel, his opus “ 99 seconds » is intended to reflect his point of view on past Grands Prix. How did Por Fuera perceive the last fight in Doha? Here is the answer …
The disheveled Doha Grand Prix gave material to Jorge Lorenzo to keep the program for his new show broadcast on the web. And it starts strong about a Valentino Rossi who experienced his worst career qualification during this second meeting of the season, before leaving the Qatar with the meager spoils of four points on two occasions on the Losail track: “ Rossi disappointed me and the fans. We always expect a lot from Valentino, but finishing 21st in qualifying... He said it wasn't the worst of his career, but it's hard to find anything worse. In the race he was out of the points, which is also difficult to find for him in the race without there having been a problem ". It is also difficult to understand the reasons which make such a difference between the factory Yamaha and its satellite team, while until last year, the latter dominated the former.
The attention of Jorge Lorenzo also focuses on the great performance of his compatriot Jorge Martin. No one would have expected to see him lead the race for so long. And yet… “ Martín came out of pole position like a missile, reaching the first corner first. He managed to lead the race much longer than expected. He led 75-80% of the time and surprised everyone. I expected him to last 3 or 5 laps in first position ».
Jorge Lorenzo puts a coin on Jorge Martin
The battle between Jack Miller et Joan mir also marked Por Fuera who comments: “ I didn't like the way Jack handled the situation. It's true that Mir was very aggressive, but I think that Jack didn't react well coming out of the last turn. Thank goodness it went well ". It will be recalled that during the off-season, a fairly lively exchange took place via social networks between the now official Ducati et Jorge Lorenzo.
Por Fuera finishes his episode on a championship that is still impossible to read after only two races on the same Losail track. But there is still a trend… “ There is no clear leader "Comments Jorge Lorenzo. " There is no obvious driver who makes the difference and tries to escape. I don't know if this will appear throughout the season, it may be that as time goes by Martin improves, and that he can impose his domination. Or that Marc Marquez comes in and starts dominating. At the moment there doesn't seem to be an obvious leader who wins 3 or 4 races in a row ". Meet at Portimao, from April 16 to 18 to perhaps see things a little more clearly…
MotoGP Championship ranking after Doha (2/19):
