Jorge Lorenzo cracked a hill at Qatar MotoGP GP…

The transition from Ducati to Honda is decidedly painful for Jorge Lorenzo: still suffering from his scaphoid fracture following a fall on a dirt track this winter, the new HRC rider has cracked a rib after falling twice during the 2019 Qatar GP practice. Which explains – in part – his anonymous 13th place for the first race of the season…

Jorge Lorenzo, who was delighted with his "enormous potential" for his first race with the Honda in Qatar (2nd behind Rossi and ahead of Marquez), was suddenly disillusioned following his crashes in practice: one, followed by a QP1. His antics dulled his confidence, woke up his wrist pain and – even worse – resulted in further injuries…

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"I was very limited by my fall on Saturday: the impact was strong, particularly on the side of my body and my shoulder," he lamented on the evening of. "Everything was then limited and I was always slower than at the beginning of the weekend", explains the n ° 99 who has just understood the origin of his pains: a cracked rib on the right side !

Decreased by this injury detected on his return to Europe, Lorenzo modestly qualified in 15th position one full second from the … His teammate Marc Marquez, qualified 3rd behind the official Yamaha and Dovizioso, during this time posed the bases of one which will see him dispute the victory with the Ducati rider until in the !

Lorenzo will have to be content with 13th place more than 14 seconds behind the winner: the Mallorcan was in pain on his bike, battling with riders and motorcycles that were much slower. However, his injury is not the source of all his difficulties: the n ° 99 admits that he still has to progress in his understanding of the RC213V and to improve his position on the bike..

3 weeks to a month of recovery

"I hope that we will solve certain problems, make changes and have better ergonomics: if we are not unlucky, the results will arrive soon", he assured Sunday evening before flying off to take exams in Switzerland to determine the sources of the pain that spoiled this first weekend in the colors of the HRC.

TAC done. Fissure of the first rib on the right side, 3 weeks / 1 month to recover. We will fight in Argentina!

– Jorge Lorenzo (@ lorenzo99)

"Crack of the first rib on the right side: 3 weeks to a month of recovery. We are going to fight in Argentina!", He revealed last night on social networks, confirming his desire to bounce back during the second MotoGP season race, March 31 at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. 

"In Argentina, I will have the experience of a race with the motorcycle and I will probably be much better physically, at the level of my wrist, but also, I hope, on the rest of the body", predicts the fivefold world champion.

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