Jorge Lorenzo on Valentino Rossi’s downfall in MotoGP 2015 season: “When you feel strong? You don’t talk about this stuff…”

Jorge Lorenzo believes that Valentino Rossi’s trademark mind games backfired in the notorious end to 2015, because the legend no longer “felt strong” or had belief.
Lorenzo and Rossi, Australian MotoGP
Lorenzo and Rossi, Australian MotoGP

Yamaha teammates Lorenzo and Rossi were duelling for the title when Rossi controversially accused 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Marc Marquez of actively trying to assist Lorenzo.

Rossi was punished for causing Marquez to crash in Sepang and, in the final race, Rossi was behind Marquez and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dani Pedrosa and unable to claim the second-place he needed to win the MotoGP championship, adding furthe𝓰r toxicity to the feud.

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Lorenzo said on the Amazon Prime Video documentary ‘Marc Marquez: All In’: “Their relationship changed. I was watchiඣng what was happening betw💝een them and rubbing my hands. 

“A battle betwee🔯n them could benefit me. And that’s what happened.”

Lorenzo said about the notorious incident in Sepan🐼g between Rossi and Marquez: “I think Marquez understood that Valenܫtino did it on purpose."

Rossi had already sat in press conf🐈erences and accused Marquez of plotting against him to prevent him from collecting another championsℱhip.

Rossi would finish second in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 seasons and would never add another premier class title to his tally✅ of seven.

Lorenzo recalls Rossi’s accusations and says: “When you feel strong 🅺and you know you’re going to win every race? You do🧔n’t talk about this kind of stuff.”

Marquez added: “Lorenzo is right. If you’re fast then nothing bothers you and y𝓀o🍌u don’t have time for nonsense. 

“If you aren’t fast and you feel inferio🍨r, feeling like you’re💦 going to lose, you start looking for problems.”

Bradl, Marquez,Lorenzo Rossi, Indianapolis MotoGP
Bradl, Marquez,Lorenzo Rossi, Indianapolis MotoGP

Marquez admits in the documentary that, during the final race of 2015, he opted n𝄹ot to take risks to win the race because he didn’t want Rossi to benefit by winning the ch🍃ampionship.

Lorenzo, whose own relationship with Rossi was defined by a wall separating them in the Yamaha garage, now says: “The experience they♎ had in Argentina and Holland - the way they battled it out, the crazy braking - made Marc not care about wi൲nning as much. He only cared about passing Valentino at every turn.”

Ped🦋rosa added to the documentary: “Valentino is a rider that likes batt🐷ling it out. I didn’t agree that he said Marc tried to help Jorge in Australia. I really don’t get it.”

This year, if Marquez can overcome his Repsol Honda bike’s problems and his two-year injury nightmare, he can equal Rossi’s total of se𒈔ven MotoGP championships in the ultimate last laugh to their rivalry.

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