Lorenzo “not 100%” for Mugello
Added on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 by Carole Nash Editor
Lorenzo claimed a stunning second place in Le Mans
Jorge Lorenzo has admitted that he “will not be 100%” fit for his 100th Grand Prix event his weekend in Mugello.
The 21-year-old, who will line up for the 100th time in a MotoGP event, put in a superb performance at Le Mans last weekend to record a second-place finish despite two broken ankles and is hopeful that, despite the injury, he can put in another heroic performance this weekend.
“I have to be really grateful for the fact that I have recovered so quickly from my injuries and to have had such great professionals making sure that was the case,” said Lorenzo. “Obviously we’re still not going to be at 100% for Mugello but with every race that passes I’m able to put more weight on the footrests.
“I’m going to Italy with high hopes because it is one of my favourite circuits, with lots of fast and flowing corners.
“We have some favourable tracks coming up but we can’t rely too much on that because in sport, and especially in motorcycle racing, you never know what can happen.
“This is a special race for me because it will be my hundredth appearance in the World Championship. It has all gone really fast and if I ever make it to 200 then I hope it goes just as fast - that would mean I’m having just as much fun as I have up to now and hopefully I’ll have helped the fans enjoy it too!”
Danielle Romagnoli Team Manager added; “This is Jorge’s 100th Grand Prix, which is an incredible achievement for his age, but knowing him he will simply be focused on collecting more information, learning his bike and continuing his education in MotoGP.”
“He is still not in the best physical shape so it won’t be easy but we saw at Le Mans his capacity to react and deal with difficult moments.
“The team are also learning and I am delighted with the way they too have performed.
“The two crashes during practice in France didn’t make their job any easier but they worked extremely hard, reacted well and made some changes in the warm-up that proved to be very successful.”
