GP of Aragon – Lorenzo (retirement): "I am very angry after what happened"
Jorge Lorenzo, who was at fault in the first corner of the 2018 Aragon Grand Prix, again accuses Marc Marquez of being responsible for his second consecutive crash. The Ducati rider believes he was the victim of an overly virile attack from his future Honda teammate … Debriefing.
Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati Team (1st in qualifying, retirement in the race) : “I”m really disappointed and very angry with what happened, because I was sure I could have a good race and fight for the win. I got off to a good start, but the trajectory de Marquez, who braked late in the first corner, forced me to widen and he blocked my trajectory … To avoid being overtaken by the other riders, I accelerated in the dust, the rear slipped and I fell “.
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"I think Marc is used to this kind of action: he doesn"t take care of other drivers and he knows it very well. I don"t intend to talk to the race director about it and I "just hope this stuff doesn"t happen again in the future. Now you have to figure out how long it will take to recover, because I have one toe dislocated and another broken. I just hope I get well for Thailand. It"s a shame to leave Aragon with another white result and an injury. I"m very sad and disappointed ".
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- MNC Live – GP of Aragon : Dovizioso in the lead, Lorenzo on the ground at the first turn !
Site analysis : Surprised by the brilliant start of Marc Maquez, Jorge Lorenzo indeed had to go too wide in the first corner … Forced to go around in the dirty part of the track, he went to the high-side before being struck by his own motorbike, luckily without too much damage. Immediately taken to the circuit medical center, Marquez’s future teammate suffers from .
This is the third white result for Lorenzo – who showed up with his cast and crutches at his debriefing with the press – after his, then at in the previous race. On this occasion, the Mallorcan had already transferred the fault to Marc Marquez, accusing him of having knowingly “corked” him, which would have led to his downfall … Warm atmosphere in prospect at the HRC next year !
For the defending champion, on the other hand, the glide of “Jorgeuil” in Aragon is a racing incident: “in order to avoid contact, I released the brakes and in fact, I left in the dirty part of the track, “says Marquez who finished his line in the green zone of the Spanish track. “Jorge and I touched each other, but I was on the inside and he was on the outside. It”s a race incident: when you go into the dirty part, despite the adrenaline at the start, you have to have cold blood and not go through full throttle. “
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As often in this kind of situation, designating the responsibilities is not obvious … MNC would tend to think that the two future teammates are both a little at fault: Marquez by having rushed inside without too much worry about what follows, Lorenzo for having chosen a very wide trajectory from his pole position at the foreseeable risk of finding an opponent on his trajectory when diving…
In any case, the n ° 99 is the only fault concerning the maneuver which sent it to the carpet: its too generous go-around in the dirty part of the track, where caution should have ordered it to do so. take it easy on the accelerator. It is for this reason that Lorenzo fell, while Marquez – yet very poorly placed too – managed to exit the outside area without incident..
Lorenzo, fourth in the provisional 29 points behind Rossi, now finds himself under the direct threat of Maverick Viñales, with whom he is equal on points: 130 each … Not exactly the position sought by Lorenzo, who did not hide his wish to play the "title" of vice-world champion. He is now 44 points behind Dovizioso, second in the standings behind Marquez…
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