Jorge Lorenzo hopes a return to home soil will mark a return to his very best form as the MotoGP season touches down in Europe. The two-time champion has been outshone by his Movistar Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi so far and is yet to finish on the podium but hopes this weekend’s Spanish GP at Jerez will see a change in fortunes.
“After the three first races of the championship I have to say that, though the results weren‘t as I expected, this season is still long, so we are very focused on working hard and trying to get better results from now on. During last week I was able to train a lot. In front of us is the GP in Jerez, one of the most challenging races of the year and it‘s also one of the most exciting, because of the atmosphere. We come back to Europe and Spain and I like that. I look forward to racing there in front of all the Spanish fans and I will do my best to try to get my first podium of the season. The track is really nice and I hope to do a good job with my M1.”
In contrast, Rossi has two victories to his name and leads the championship by six points. The Italian is revelling in the feel-good factor surrounding his side of the garage and is looking to continue it this weekend.
“I‘m very happy to come back to Europe! These first three races have been very positive, although some of these circuits are not my favourites nor of the Yamaha! Yet my YZR-M1 has behaved very well and we rode nice races! To go to Jerez, after the victory in Argentina and holding first place in the championship, is certainly very positive. However the most important thing is that we’re doing a great job with the guys of the team. We must continue to work well together. The championship is still very long! I feel good and returning to Europe is nice. I really like the Jerez GP. The track is beautiful and also the atmosphere is fantastic. It also has very fast turns and I like that a lot. I did good races at this circuit in the past and I’ll try to have a good race also this year!”
