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Lorenzo: I don’t know why Yamaha made this choice

Fiat Yamaha data swapping cull gets mixed reception

Posted: 9 February 2010
by Visordown News

IT MAY WELL have been all smiles and handshakes between Rossi and Lorenzo at the official unveiling of the 2010 Fiat Yamaha MotoGP team, but the rivalry between the riders appears to be as strong as ever.

The team has confirmed the pair will not be sharing data for the 2010 season; a decision that's prompted opposing responses from the MotoGP duo.

Rossi is happy about the decision to work with his own team, excluding Lorenzo from any valuable data found in testing, practice, qualifying or during a race. However, Lorenzo isn't so keen on the idea of working on his own, believing the split will hamper the development of the company's already highly succesfu lM1 racebike:

“I have great respect for Valentino. He has an incredible talent and is an intelligent person," said the Spaniard.

"Last year I was close to beating him and with a step forward I can have the chance to succeed. I do not care what he says, I’m not interested in copying his bike’s settings to win. In 2009, we compared data and there were races where we did well, in others both Valentino and I did worse. I don’t know why Yamaha made this choice, I believe that this will slow down development on the bike. However I’m not worried, I’m self sufficient.”

Rossi, on the other hand, seems far less agitated by the team's decision:

“Speaking with Yamaha I think Jorge, especially last year and already in 2008, demonstrated great speed and a good attitude to fix and set the bike,” said Rossi. “Now he has been in the team for two years, so everyone agrees that it’s possible for everyone to make their own way. Also, Jorge wants to work more on the development, so I think it’s right that everyone does his job alone. But at the end it doesn’t change a lot because all the comments between me and Jorge are quite similar, so it’s not a big change.”

Only time will tell, but we think Rossi will still have the upperhand come race day. Title number 10, anyone?



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Lorenzo worried Rossi last year. So much so that Vale needs to cut off any potential info leak and maintain an advantage. This is racing after all and to be expected. If I were Jorge, I would be chuffed with the sign of respect and continue with his own race-plan. The door swings both ways - any advantage that Jorge gets in setup will not be shared with The Rossi camp.

Shaping up for another closely fought year of MotoGP. Bring it on!


Posted: 09/02/2010 13:29

it dont matter what rossi does . me think 2010 will be as follow. 1 stoner, 2 lorenzo, 3 rossi end of story. please no argument, sometime you have to except things the way it is
Posted: 13/02/2010 14:58

sorry konica but i think you may have rossi and lorenzo round the wrong way.

but stoner is my fav to win aswell


Posted: 23/02/2010 19:45

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