{"id":237472,"date":"2015-11-10T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/rossi-lorenzo-and-the-truth-we-wont-admit\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T02:38:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T00:38:15","slug":"rossi-lorenzo-and-the-truth-we-wont-admit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/rossi-lorenzo-and-the-truth-we-wont-admit\/","title":{"rendered":"Rossi, Lorenzo and the truth we won’t admit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rossi-lorenzo-yamaha\"<\/a>In the aftermath of one of modern Motorcycle Racing<\/strong>\u2019s darkest pages, it is hard to put together the pieces of a puzzle shattered\u00a0several weeks ago. For every and each one of these pieces there is a school of thought, an opinion, a political party. Some stick to the Rossi<\/strong> cause, no matter what. Others are angry at Maquez,<\/strong> still no matter what. Some, lastly, seem to think that Carmelo Ezpeleta<\/strong>, Dorna<\/strong> and the whole Spanish crew threw up a horrible conspiracy, jeopardizing the Championship<\/strong> and the whole sport.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let us make a little introduction\u00a0here, never mind where I come from. I am with Valentino.<\/strong> I rooted for Rossi<\/strong> since the last turn in Valencia, because what Rossi<\/strong> built during this years -and during the previous years- is a fantastic adventure. A legend already. Rossi has had the uncommon ability to cross through several eras and several generations of motorcycle racing and riders, always being at the very top (let alone those silly Ducati<\/strong> years). There is little doubt that Valentino Rossi<\/strong> is the essence of MotoGP.<\/strong>\u00a0Finally, maybe, the Doctor grew bigger than the series itself. Thousands of yellow fellows<\/strong>, sporting yellow caps and t-shirts with huge 46\u2019s on each circuit any\u00a0given Sunday are proof of what Valentino<\/strong> has achieved. Rossi,<\/strong> already a top notch personality in Italy\u2019s culture of\u00a0the last 20 years, is also part of that shiny\u00a0sports elite capable of winning championships and hearts at the same time. As the all-time Champions, Valentino is much more than an excellent athlete: he\u2019s an icon<\/strong>. He\u2019s there with the likes of Ayrton Senna<\/strong>, Magic Johnson<\/strong> and Cassius Clay<\/strong>. Yes, that big.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, with all of this said and with credit where credit is due<\/strong>, there is an unspoken truth we are not willing to see nor hear. It is there, in front of our very eyes, but it something unspoken of. The truth is that Jorge Lorenzo<\/strong> has been faster than Valentino Rossi<\/strong>, in this 2015 World Championship<\/strong>. The majorcan has scored more GP wins, more pole positions, more fastest laps, more laps ahead and better free practice lap times throughout the whole season. Of course, Lorenzo made some mistakes, while Rossi has displayed an unbelievable consistency, but this is exactly why these seasons are so long: to water down the impact of a single faux pas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rossi did not have the pace<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Truth be told, even during the pitch-black Valencia GP last Sunday, Rossi just did not have the pace<\/strong> or the speed to be there with Pedrosa, Lorenzo<\/strong> and Marquez.<\/strong> He had the rhythm and quickness to score the fourth position he ultimately achieved. He was way faster than the guys in the back, but also slower than the Spanish armada<\/strong> up there. While Pedrosa, Marquez and Lorenzo were lapping constantly between 1\u201931\u20335 and 1\u201931\u20339, Valentino had troubles in hitting 1\u201932\u201d marks. These are the facts, the cold figures. No wild guesses here. No personal opinions. This is just how the story went, in a Championship in which Lorenzo has won 7 races (while Rossi won 4), and in which the Spaniard could start from the first slot of the grid 4 times, against the single exploit of the Italian in Assen.<\/strong> This is not something we can leave unseen if we want to review things in an objective perspective.<\/p>\n

By all means, Rossi had to deal with the despicable Marquez<\/strong> affair (the \u201cbiscotto\u201d,<\/strong> as Rossi calls it), but Lorenzo has had his share of troubles too, especially at the very beginning of the year. From the linen of his helmet<\/strong> in Qatar,<\/strong> to bronchitis in Austin,<\/strong> from the tyre troubles in Argentina<\/strong> to the foggy<\/strong> visor in Silverstone, the Spaniard<\/strong> had plenty to face and nobody to cheer him up. \u201cExcuses\u201d,<\/strong> said the tifosi, forgetting that had the same things happened to Rossi, the whole Belpaese<\/strong> would probably have turned into a rioting pandemonium.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Make no mistake: Marc Marquez<\/strong> played his part in the all-Yamaha brawl<\/strong> and there is little doubt he does not have his share of guilt. However, it is hard for me to believe that he is responsible for every crime he\u2019s been accused of. I do not believe, for instance, that he fought against his own Repsol Honda Team<\/strong> only to make Lorenzo<\/strong> get the title, and I do not believe the whole Andorra agreement drama<\/strong> we\u2019ve been speculating of for days. What I do indeed believe is that Marquez behaved as a pampered, spoiled kid in Malaysia -for reasons unknown- passing Rossi 9 times in a single lap just for the sake of it. Not the brightest crayon in the box in this particular case, the \u201ccabroncito\u201d, played Icarus and thought he could fly higher the sun itself. The result, as we know it very well, has been a complete, total and gigantic mess.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is my belief that Lorenzo would have won the Championship even without this whole Marquez charade<\/strong>. More important than that, he would have won it fair and square<\/strong>, with more credit, more honor and more respect and consideration from the general audience and from the paddock. That same paddock that, had they to bet \u00a35 on the next World Champion back in may, would have probably placed them in Jorge\u2019s favor.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of the day, the fastest -and not the most consistent- made it to the Title. But this is motorcycle racing, and we only have one winner. From his side of the garage, and to his credit, Rossi took each and every chance he had, making the most out of every slippery, rainy, chaotic, messy, odd Sunday. It was not enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

The vast majority of the audience<\/strong>, and count me in as well of course as I was jumping on the sofa too last Sunday and shouting and biting a yellow \u201c46\u201d sweater at every Valentino pass, the vast majority of the audience, I was saying, does not like this epilogue. This epilogue in which the Villain<\/strong> wins and our Hero fails<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Because another truth is that Jorge Lorenzo<\/strong> has always been the unpleasant one, the petulant, surly and cocky one. And in this Jorge-centered world of his, there\u2019s always time and space for a bitter word, for a bad joke and for a cutting remark. He could have, for example, just kept silent in the Rossi-Marquez feud, the same way Pedrosa did. He could have played it smart and safe. But Jorge simply did not, because that\u2019s the way he is. Never mind the shiny fa\u00e7ade: that wall in the Yamaha garage, yes, it\u2019s still there, in Jorge\u2019s mind. Again though, this is racing<\/strong>, not a popularity contest. And, mind you, Jorge is as unbelievably fast as totally unpopular.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally then, even if we did not like the bitter ending to this 2015 MotoGP Championship<\/strong>, there is something I want to make crystal clear. Since the Valencia GP<\/strong> there are people thinking this was all Dorna\u2019s<\/strong> fault, that the Spanish<\/strong> organization had set this up, toying with the riders in Lorenzo\u2019s<\/strong> favor. Well, this is just completely wrong. Ezpeleta, who is no fool, and Dorna know very well that Lorenzo is not MotoGP\u2019s big ticket. Also, they know very well that Rossi alone represents more than half of the series\u2019 income. After Valentino, their go-to-guy was Marquez, the nice boy with the big, white smile. And then this blew up. All of this. In three races, bermuda-triangulated.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is that these last three races have been a nightmare for the MotoGP Championship, a hot potato nobody knew how to hold.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s 2016 already. And it horribly got off the wrong foot.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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