MotoGP Italian Grand Prix – Lorenzo: I always lose a lot of time on braking

Very brief leader of the Italian GP this weekend at Mugello on the handlebars of the overpowered Ducati, Jorge Lorenzo quickly had to revise his claims downwards and "be satisfied" (it’s an expression …) of the 8th place behind rookie Johann Zarco and three other Ducati… Statements and Analysis.

Jorge Lorenzo, Ducati Team (7th in qualifying and 8th in race) :  "I’m not at all happy with this race. It’s true that we started very well, we even led the race for the first time this year, but then everything changed and I slowed down lap after lap. always lose a lot of time on braking and so far I still can’t make the most of the bike’s strengths. Above all, I can’t be quick in corners, which is one of my characteristics. . Today, some even made me inside relatively easily, without my being able to react ".

“If you look at the positives, Dovizioso won and Petrucci made a podium, so it shows that the Ducati was the best bike on the track this weekend,” continued the Mallorcan. "I had already said on Friday that the bike was capable of winning and I’m happy for Dovizioso, he deserves it".

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Indeed, the Ducati had everything to win this weekend on its land … and moreover it did, with three motorcycles in the top 5! And what Lorenzo presents as a "positive aspect" could just as well have annoyed him even more, he who probably did not imagine being in such difficulty leaving Yamaha to take up the Ducati challenge this year…. 

354 km / h

The n ° 99 started the race very well from his 7th place on the grid, even propelling himself into the first lap thanks to the impressive top speed of the red ball (353.8 km / h for Lorenzo and even 354, 7 km / h for Michele Pirro).

However, where Dovizioso succeeded with the same bike and the same (medium front and rear), Lorenzo failed…

The exact reasons for these difficulties remain a mystery for most observers … Still, Lorenzo, 11th in, not classified on fall in, 9th in, 3rd in, 6th in then 8th this weekend in, continues his slow recovery in the world championship and gained another place by passing 7th in the provisional. But he is already 59 points behind Viñales, who succeeded him on the official Yamaha (46 Vs 105)…

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