In this month’s issue of Riders Italian Magazine, the cover story reads “Jorge Lorenzo, Programmed to Win” which has an exclusive interview and some very interesting photos with Fiat Yamaha rider Jorge Lorenzo.
Here’s a preview excerpt from the interview and ‘Por Fuera’ Lorenzo wants to set the record straight, wall or no wall.
“My truth is that Valentino has developed the Yamaha from 2004, but if we’re talking about setting up the bike during race weekends, it’s absolutely not true that I copy his settings.
”“I have my crewchief (Ramon Forçada), he sets my bike up.
To tell the truth in some races, it’s Valentino’s team that copy my settings.
It’s normal.
I can see Valentino’s telemetry data and he can see mine, we can look at his settings and he look’s at ours.
”The rising, but so far civil rivalry between Rossi and Lorenzo is well known and it makes for some interesting racing but will probably skyrocket in the next three races, if the championship goes to the wire.
“I’d like to say that from one race to another, I change very few things, and I’m almost sure that in some races, Valentino’s team has changed his set-up to follow our indications.
Each weekend I’m fast from Friday.
If I copy his, I’d be fast only on Saturday or Sunday.
”Lorenzo has also studied MotoGP history:“When Valentino arrived in Honda he found a bike developed by Mick Doohan.
A lot of people won’t like to be reminded of this, but it’s the truth.
After, naturally Valentino added his contribution!”