Jorge Lorenzo has shared fierce battles with some of the best MotoGP riders in history, and one midfield rider currently on the premier class grid believes he is more ‘talented’ than former factory Ducati team-mate Andrea Dovizioso.
Season Mark Marquez The most successful season in MotoGP, George Lorenzo He is the only knight to stop his country’s reign.
Another rider who went toe-to-toe with the factory Honda star at the time. Andrea DoviziosoIn the year In the late 2010s, he pushed Marquez to the limit.
Unfortunately, the Italian rider was never able to catch Marquez’s full season, stepping down from the full-time gig midway through the 2022 campaign.
Dovizioso is widely regarded as one The best MotoGP riders who have never won a premier class titleAnd a rider Lorenzo believes is better than him joins that list.
- Read more: After watching Marc Marquez at Honda, Andrea Dovizioso realized he had to change ‘immediately’.
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Jorge Lorenzo believes Maverick Vinales is ‘more talented’ than Andrea Dovizioso
During a recent appearance on a Spanish television show Stringerthe three-time premier class winner was asked about his hopes for his latest defense; Maverick Vinales.
Lorenzo has high hopes that Top Gun can still assert himself as the MotoGP champion, as he believes Vinales is more talented and has named three grand prix winners in the premier class.
He said, “Look, I’ll give you the example of Alex Marquez. In 2024, Alex Marquez always seems to be far from his brother.”
“And then all of a sudden, from one season to the next he’s leading the championship from time to time and reaching the finals.
In 2003-2004, when Seth Gibernau was battling Valentino Rossi for the championship, no one was talking.
Nobody criticized Dovizioso’s victories when he was fighting Marquez with Ducati, and I think Maverick is the better of the three riders. And as for ability, like speed, he can do it.
even if Vinales has had a promising start to his MotoGP careerhe didn’t live up to his expectations.
Lorenzo is trying to put this right through his extra efforts in the Spanish training system.
- Read more: Maverick Vinales thinks he can do what Pedro Acosta never could with the help of Jorge Lorenzo
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Jorge Lorenzo has set Maverick Vinales as an important ‘goal’ for the upcoming MotoGP campaign.
Of course, Lorenzo isn’t expecting to emerge as a title contender at Tech 3 this year, but he’s given the defense an important goal to see if the extra help is paying off.
Lorenzo Vinales wants to be the leading KTM rider Once the bikes hit the circuit in the upcoming campaign, that could be a tall order based on Pedro Acosta’s impressive form last season.
With the new MotoGP regulations coming into effect in 2027, Vinales could use his impressive form to secure himself a more competitive seat on the grid in the new season.
At this point, Lorenzo seems to be the only real option for him so that he can restore his faith in him.
