Jorge Lorenzofive-time world champion, retired from life as an active pilot. MotoGP In the 2019 season, he championed the colors and shared the box with the Repsol Honda Team. Marc Marquez He started a new stage by establishing and supporting a new “school”. Maverick Vinales.

The five-time world champions had a relaxed conversation last Thursday night. Ser chain stringerSo he reflected on his situation in this new phase as a government assistant. KTM rider How do you see the situation going forward? MotoGP. As for the Catalan’s next championship aspirations, the former Mallorcan driver said he has a good future ahead of him despite having the toughest rivals. Marc Marquez and his Ducati.

Relationship with Maverick and aspirations for the World Championship

lorenzo He explained how their relationship came about. The Mallorcan praised the great talent of the Roses driver, confessing: A full season worthy of his talent“To achieve this, we work on many different areas, both physically and mentally.”

“When I was at Aprilia After Austin’s winI congratulated him and started a conversation. I told him that I had plans when I came to Spain and that he should call me, but for some reason it didn’t work out. “That was 2025 years ago. The Valencia GP marked the beginning of their relationship.

Regarding his expectations for the next championship, the Mallorcan said: Vinales He has more talent and speed than many of the other players who competed for the championship. Alex Marquez, Sete Gibernau, Andrea Dovizioso.

“Nobody would have given a dime for something like this.” Alex Marquez Last year, Sete Gibernau competed for the championship, but finished in runner-up. Valentino Rossi No one cared, not even Dovizioso who fought for the championship. Marquez and To me Maverick is far more talented than them.Therefore, how can talent and speed be achieved?”

With Marquez in Red: Has the World Cup been decided?

lorenzo He wanted to make it clear before we started that we shouldn’t take anything for granted and that eventually there comes a time when even the best of us underperform. “Well, there comes a time in all great athletes when their performance starts to decline, and it happened to Federer in tennis and Jordan in basketball. At 32 years old, Marquez has little room for improvement. He has made much more progress than 21-year-old Pedro Acosta. But I’ll repeat maverick “He hasn’t completed a season worthy of his talent. That’s why we’re working on different areas, both physically and mentally.”

“For me KTM is big The bike isn’t in bad shape at all, but I’ve seen it Pedro Acosta He doesn’t trust them and wants to ride a Ducati next season, but it’s true that it’s the most complete bike. “Pedro is very smart, as is Dallíña, so they were able to join their path.”concluded the Mallorcan.

of Rivalry between manufacturers in MotoGP New chapters have been added in the past few days, but this time Off-track, with a distinctive identity accent. The debate over which brands are considered authentically Italian is being fought in public. aprilia and ducatitwo of the paddock’s most famous figures have spoken out following their high-profile remarks at the World Cup.

It all started a few days ago Max BiaggiThe MotoGP legend and Aprilia ambassador told TNT Sports: “I’ve been an Aprilia ambassador for almost 10 years and it’s a great honor to be associated with this manufacturer.To be honest, Aprilia is the only Italian in this paddock. Because we know that Ducati is German with ownership of Audi.. We are very proud of it, Piaggio Group has done an extraordinary job. ” This statement pointed directly to the structure of Borgo Panigale, which is owned by the Volkswagen Group through Audi.

It didn’t take long for Biaggi’s words to resonate within Ducati. From Madonna Di Campiglio, the Ducati Lenovo Team’s official presentation for the new season. Gigi Dall’IgnaCEO of Ducati Corse, said: “Already I saw Massimo Rivola talk more about Ducati than Aprilia in his presentation. Of course I let them make all the considerations they wanted. ”. The Italian engineer thus made the statement in response to previous statements made by Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia Racing, who were very focused on the transfer market.

As Rivola recently pointed out, “Without a doubt, Marc Marquez will remain at Ducati. Pedro Acosta has said that he wants a Ducati no matter what, and they have already become an official team couple.. I can’t say what team Pecco Bagnaia is on, but he is a champion, multiple champions. It intrigues everyone,” he quoted Marc Marquez, Pedro Acosta and Pecco Bagnaia.

he also intervened David Tardozziteam manager of Ducati Lenovo. I wanted to reduce controversy.: “I don’t know if this is the beginning of competition between Italian factories, but Ducati presentation does not mention other brands. “Aprilia spoke to us about Ducati and we just want to say thank you.”

The debate came to a decisive end Claudio Domenicali, Ducati CEOwith a message that is both symbolic and direct: “I have been CEO of Ducati since 2013, and it seems to me that: I have an Italian passport. When you come to Ducati, you will find that 99.97% of the staff are Italian.“Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions.” A few words that make it clear that beyond business ownership, Italian identity continues to be an unalienable source of pride for Borgo Panigale.