GP of Thailand – Lorenzo (package): "It’s nice to see that Viñales and Rossi are back"

Already physically diminished when arriving at the GP of Thailand and victim of a new fall during the tests, Jorge Lorenzo unfortunately had to follow the race from his hotel room… Debriefing.

"It’s nice to see that Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi are back at the forefront," commented Jorge Lorenzo after watching the GP of Thailand from his room … "It’s difficult to watch the race for the TV, but I should be able to be back at Motegi ", hopes the Ducati rider who preferred not to start yesterday, following his Friday.

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"It was a great fun race (as usual), with another big fight until the last lap and this time three manufacturers could aim for victory", underlines the Mallorcan now 5th in the general classification 16 points behind Maverick Viñales, right in front of Cal Crutchlow. "It was crazy to see two types of bikes and two completely different riding styles, but with a comparable level at the end", rejoices Lorenzo: "congratulations to Marquez who was very smart in repeating his last maneuver several laps to advance, and to Dovizioso who did not give up ".

Site analysis : Jorge Lorenzo arrived in Thailand still weakened by his fall at the GP of Aragon, but he was determined to take the start. To make matters worse, he made a mistake again during practice, resulting in a "slight fracture of the left wrist" … "So I decided, in agreement with the team and the doctors, to forfeit for this weekend ", he indicated on Friday.

Technical problem

The Ducati rider, who will find Marc Marquez next year in the HRC, will now try to recover 100% for the next race, the Japanese GP on October 21, on the land of his future employer. "I’m really sorry for the team, but given my condition and my standing in the championship there was no point in taking additional risks".

Regarding the reasons for his fall in FP2, Jorge Lorenzo explains that he was "surprised by the fact that the rear wheel suddenly gave way. I was told that the fall was due to a technical problem that the team is in the process of. analyze "… Left in a violent high side, fortunately he was not seriously injured.

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