FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 10 | Page 60

The curious
case of
Jorge
Lorenzo

£ Lorenzo drew
criticism after Sepang
for suggesting Rossi
escaped further
punishment ‘because of
his name’

Jorge
had the
opportunity
to come out
of the whole
saga the
real winner
- he just
had to keep
shtum

© MILAGRO

Handled correctly, Jorge had an
opportunity to come out of the
whole saga a real winner. He
simply had to remain shtum. His
dehydrated and fatigued decision
to immediately get involved in the
aftermath of the Sepang clash
was a big mistake on his part. He
surely hadn’t been able to view the
whole situation given the timescale,
but perhaps the constant booing
(even before the race began)
had a bearing on that decision.
Lorenzo is a born and bred racer,
or as described by someone who
works with him; ‘a killing machine,
he knows no other way’. An
opportunity was there to gain on his
rival for the world title, should race
direction enforce a penalty, so he
pounced on that. Tact, dignity and
sportsmanship didn’t immediately
spring to Jorge’s mind that
afternoon; he smelt blood and got
involved in a fight that wasn’t his.