The official speeches may well be reassuring, recalling the terms of a two-year contract and a united intention to respect them, the fact remains that few are convinced of a life at Honda that looks like a long time. quiet river as far as Jorge Lorenzo is concerned. Instead, we see him taking to the water, overwhelmed by the pain of his injuries and the magnitude of his task. To avoid sinking permanently, there are friends who throw lifebuoys and thus keep a reputation afloat. So Tony Arbolino.
The rumors of Austrian Grand Prix, the painful return of Silverstone, the two days of testing at Misano terminated prematurely or statements by Marc Márquez do not give a good impression on the sequence of events for Jorge Lorenzo. It is even said that the Mallorcan will be absent in Misano and Aragón to open a new period of convalescence.
In this sky full of black clouds, the recent release of Tony Arbolino relayed by our partner Motosan is a welcome clarification. The Italian, who reveals himself more and more Moto3 this season, thus puts Por Fuera on a pedestal, ensuring that he is the obverse of his emergence at the highest level. “ I have been living in Lugano for 4/5 months " said Tony Arbolino on Swiss radio and television. “ Before, in Milan, it was very difficult to find the concentration I needed because I was training with friends who sometimes ask you to go out. Now I train 6/7 hours a day, I constantly think about motorcycles and that helps me a lot. »
He insists : " and this change is due to the fact that I can now train with Jorge Lorenzo and his trainer. It allowed me to take this small step that we see. ". Which earned him two victories and five podiums after twelve Grands Prix
This friendship with the pilot Honda Repsol was born by chance and it has developed especially recently. “ We met in a very simple way. I was looking for a place to train on a motorcycle, I came across it by chance. At first it wasn't really a friendship: he used me to train and I used him. However, after this last meeting, we saw each other on other occasions, we talk almost every day, from time to time I call him before the races. It is an honor for me to be close to him, as a driver and as a friend, since this good relationship has been established. »
« The five-time world champion is undoubtedly a remarkable help for someone like me who wants to get noticed » assures the teammate Roman Fenati. " I see that many more details matter to me, I wonder what I'm doing, what I'm doing wrong. I am the one who has to try to assert myself, he has already won a lot, but I saw that he did twice as much as me. From there, something clicked in my head that allowed me to improve in many ways. »
Tony Arbolino is currently third in the championship and he will again be in the Moto3 category in 2020.
