On Spanish television, Jorge Lorenzo talks about his new life after his farewell to MotoGP, but it is impossible to forget his past as a rider.
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Jorge Lorenzo visited several cities in Spain to participate in various media and sporting events. In the 2023 season, he will take a new step in his racing career after retiring from MotoGP in 2019. The Mallorcan will participate in the Porsche Super Cup with the Huber Racing team, but it is impossible for him to forget this that he did during his many years in MotoGP, winning five world championship titles and providing exciting days thanks to the then heightened rivalry with Valentino Rossi.
After 18 seasons he decided to retire, given the less than encouraging results on the Honda and constant injuries. In the show “La Roca”, the former MotoGP rider confirmed that he had retired to enjoy life's leisure activities after difficult and trying years. He used to travel from one end of the world to the other to participate in Grands Prix, and today does so for leisure or professional commitments. “ I travel more now than when I was racing. I love traveling and discovering new places. When I was racing, I went from the airport to the track and stayed there for three days. Now when I travel, I travel. I stay there for two weeks and discover the place as best I can. »
MotoGP nostalgia…
However, he misses those sensations that only a victory and a race can provide, the adrenaline of waiting, the moments before the lights go out, the overtaking at the limit, the hand-to-hand challenges. Emotions that he chose to put aside but which left an indelible mark on the mind of Jorge Lorenzo. " What I miss most is winning. I believe that we are born competitive because of genetics. At school, I invented games with my friends for beat. " Since Jorge Lorenzo et Valentino Rossi have left MotoGP, another era seems to have dawned.
No more great tensions and battles, diplomacy takes over in the age of social media. “ There are different types of pilots: those who are more friendly and get along with everyone and those who are more the team. » There is no shortage of self-criticism, but he has no regrets and would not change anything if he could go back in time. “Sometimes I was completely wrong, but for better or worse, I always said what I thought. » On the other hand, it wasn't easy to share the box for so many years with an 'inconvenient' character like Valentino Rossi... " He knew how to be friendly in front of the cameras, I couldn't do it. »
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Luigi Ciamburro
