Is Jorge Lorenzo finished in MotoGP? Spaniard makes big claim ahead of Le Mans - Daily Star - Daily Star

Motorsport fans are desperate for the beleaguered star to get his career back on track.

Lorenzo has had a turgid few months and can’t settle at the Japanese factory.

The Spaniard, who was dropped by Ducati last year, is now feeling the heat.

He was expected to perform well at Jerez in front of a partisan home crowd but crossed the line in 12th.

“MotoGP hero Jorge Lorenzo is struggling at Honda”

Lorenzo eventually got used to Ducati’s Desmosedici and says he needs patience with the RC213V.

“The Honda is never going to be a natural bike for me,” he explained. “The Honda is the Honda.

“It's a bike that needs to be ridden by braking very late, getting the rear wheel crossed up, tipping the bike in quickly, and at a big lean angle.

“That's never going to be a natural bike for me. But the same was true of the Ducati, it wasn't a natural bike for me. So I need more time to adapt.

“The same could be happening to Zarco, for example, because when he got on the Yamaha, he could get away at the front in the first race, and on the KTM he's one of the last.

“This is the difference between a natural bike and a bike which is 'anti-natural' in MotoGP now, which is becoming a very equal category.”

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Lorenzo already looks completely out of title contention.

The Spaniard is a whopping 59 points behind his Honda team-mate and championship pacesetter Marc Marquez.

MotoGP World Championship standings:

1. Marc Marquez Repsol Honda 70 points

2. Alex Rins Suzuki 69 points

3. Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 67 points

4. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 61 points

5. Danilo Petrucci Ducati 41 points

6. Maverick Vinales Yamaha 30 points

7. Jack Miller Pramac Ducati 29 points

8. Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda 29 points

9. Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda 27 points

10. Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha 25 points

11. Pol Espargaro KTM Factory 21 points

12. Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Gresini 18 points

13. Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha 17 points

14. Jorge Lorenzo Repsol Honda 11 points

15. Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Ducati 9 points

16. Joan Mir Suzuki 8 points

17. Miguel Oliveira KTM Tech3 7 points

18. Johann Zarco KTM Factory 7 points

19. Stefan Bradl HRC 6 points

20. Andrea Iannone Aprilia Gresini 6 points

21. Tito Rabat Avintia Ducati 2 points

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2019-05-17 07:56:35Z
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