It has now been in effect for a little over a month., Jorge Lorenzo launched his Youtube channel to be able to express himself and say how he analyzes things during his “99seconds” series, whether they concern the past or the present of MotoGP.
At the time, he shared his motivations with our Spanish partner, Motosan.es.
“I always got attention from people opening YouTube channels and talking about the topics they wanted to talk about, I always had that in mind. Initially, my idea was to be a commentator on a television channel that broadcasts MotoGP, and I signed a contract with a channel in 2020 but the coronavirus truncated the plans. For 2021, at the moment, we have not found the agreement that I wanted to join a channel so I thought the best solution was to create this channel and transmit my vision as a MotoGP rider, retired recently. I think this is a quality because other journalists have more experience than me in commentary but have not felt what it is like to ride a MotoGP. »
“What I would especially like to convey is the vision of a person who has won races, titles and who fought for the world championships. Apart from the results, just having ridden a MotoGP, very few journalists have ridden a high performance motorcycle, so knowing how the tires work or the aerodynamic load of the fairing... all these things are things that only someone who has experienced this can explain. I think this is where I will differentiate myself from other Youtubers or journalists from the world championship. I would also like to do interviews with current drivers and invite fans to ask questions, hold raffles to accompany me to events or on trips..."
The 5-time Spanish world champion therefore lends himself to this exercise with a reputation for sincerity never denied during his sporting career...
“I wouldn't say super sincere because if everyone was sincere, not many people would have friends in this world. But despite the diplomacy that always reigns a little in sport because of interests, I have always been one of the most sincere and honest runners. For me, although for some it is a fault and in my life it has been detrimental to me, I would say that I do not know if it has been detrimental to me but it has characterized me, it has made me different from others and this in life is more of a virtue than a fault. I have always admired honest and sincere people who acted congruently, I always wanted to be like that and I think I have been throughout my career. »
It is therefore with this aura of sincerity that the pilot from Mallorca began to regret not having been retained by Yamaha as a test pilot.
“Cal is a very fast rider, a very explosive rider on a lap and he has won races, so Yamaha will have a fast rider. But what I said at the time was that over the years at Yamaha and also at Ducati, I was always one of the most sensitive riders on the grid. It's a quality for developing bikes and it's a quality that Yamaha didn't know how to take advantage of by hiring me, which left a bad taste in my mouth. They didn't take advantage of me and I think Cal will do well, but I think they made the wrong decision. »
This is a preamble which directly set the mood from the launch of his channel, and this type of clear-cut assertions continued throughout the episodes, including in the last one, published on the occasion of the French Grand Prix, of which he has very bad memories from the spectators of the 2006 edition…
“I also remember this race specifically when, two or three hours later, we left for the circuit. We took the car with Dani Amatriain and in one of the tunnels at the exit of this circuit we were attacked by a hundred French people, totally drunk, very violent or unconscious, who tried to shake the car and practically threw us. overturned the car and insulted us. We had a few very tense and very scary moments, the scariest I've ever had in my sporting career. It was a weekend that resembled the series The Walking Dead. »
Number 99 then remembers the difficult year 2010 with Valentino Rossi, and specifies: “On Grand Prix weekend, Valentino Rossi took pole position by a few hundredths. It was a vital race for some riders to leave or negotiate for the following year, and Valentino started talking to Yamaha saying in a Basque way “It’s Lorenzo or it’s me!” ». Surprisingly, Yamaha responded by opening its arms: “if you wish, we continue and we have a lot to do, but we are not going to do without Lorenzo ». This hurt Valentino a lot, because he saw it as a betrayal after the titles and victories he had won for the brand, and the fact that he had made it progress since 2004. But Yamaha also thought of the future and did not want to do without my services. »
However, do not believe that the Spaniard's only goal is to settle scores or reestablish truths. No, he simply tells us about the past, like his 20210 celebration, in detail and with his usual frankness...
