Lorenzo hails sweetest victory
Added on Monday, July 4th, 2011 by Carole Nash Editor
Lorenzo hails sweetest victory
Jorge Lorenzo hailed what he claimed was one of his “sweetest” victories at Mugello yesterday, as he came from fifth on the grid to lead home the Honda’s of Andrea Dovisiozo and Casey Stoner.
The defending champion put in a superb performance at the Italian track, overtaking Casey Stoner with six laps remaining and holding on to record his 16th premier class victory.
And the Yamaha man put the victory up there as one of the highlights of his MotoGP career as he closed the gap on Stoner in the championship to 19 points.
“For a long time it has been one of the sweetest victories,” he claimed. “The victory in Jerez was not ‘real’ because it was raining.
“It’s been a tough race because of the hot conditions without water in the camel back. I pushed and tried to be there with all of my heart! I tried to overtake Andrea in the downhill at the chicane and then I did the same with Casey because I thought it was the perfect corner for it.
“Now we have a competitive bike and I hope to keep this pace. Now I am more motivated and confident for the future, after this great result. I think it was one of my most demanding races in my career. It reminded me a bit the 125cc times, with many overtakings. I did a good start again and now I just want to watch the race again on TV.
“Congratulations to all of my team, they never gave up. I knew it would have been difficult today, but the ‘martillo’ is back!”
