Maverick Vinales’ ‘coach’ Jorge Lorenzo: “My father was my first pure coach. I wish I had world champions like Mick Doohan and Max Biaggi and a technique coach like my father by my side with all the knowledge he had accumulated.”

In recent weeks, Jorge Lorenzo is Maverick Vinales’ coach. The KTM rider and the five-time World Champion join forces to propel the Roses rider into the highest category of the Motorcycle World Championship, in long days of training shared on social networks Chicho Lorenzo also joined.

In a statement to Motorsport, the Spaniard pointed out: “There are people who say we can’t even reach Buriram together. -Scenario for the first Grand Prix of the 2026 MotoGP season-, “But it always doesn’t matter to me what people say.”.

“We started talking when we were still at Aprilia and met in Indonesia this year. Maverick said he was going to give himself to me, that he was going to be a soldier.. My instinct was that he was a man who took things seriously. And the truth is “I found a boy who was very calm, very mature, very Zen.”Lorenzo added.

Jorge defends it “In tennis, since the 70s, every player has had a tennis player as their trainer.. Coaches are very important in soccer. In the motorcycle world, it used to be just practice and laps. They were light years ahead of athletes, gymnasts, etc. Analyzing it, My father was the first pure coach (…) I wish I had a world champion like Mick Doohan or Max Biaggi by my sidealready a technique coach like his father and with all the knowledge he has accumulated.

“I don’t just want to win, I want to dominate. My goal is for Maverick to be the first KTM rider this year. That will be difficult, because Pedro Acosta is very talented and has worked hard over the years. However, Vinales is superior in terms of speed and talent. I have more than him.”The three-time MotoGP World Champion says: