Jorge Lorenzo: Yamaha and Honda “a disappointment, Luca Marini debut quite bad”
Jorge𒀰 Lorenzo assesses Yamaha and H🐼onda's start to 2024 MotoGP season

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jorge Lorenzo has pointed out that Honda and Yamaha had a poor Qatar MotoGP.
The Japanese manufacturers are in the proc𝔍ess of receiving conces🔜sions benefits but it’s too soon for their results to turn around.
Yamaha’s ♏Fabio Quartararo, in 11th, was the best-placed rider on a Japanese bike at the 2024 season-opener in Qatar.
Two-time MotoGP champion Lorenzo,🌃 who won his titles with Yamaha and also represented Honda, assessed their start.
“Japanese brands have been a disappoint🤡ment in Qatar,” he told&nbsꦕp;.
“Honda and Yamaha are very far away.
“And Luca🦹 Marini's debut with the Repsol Honda Team has been quite bad.”
Lorenzo was asked if Honda and Yamaha might use this year’s developmental aid to prioritise the 2027 MotoGP regulation change. He believes they will want a quick return on the♕ir investment.
He said: “Every year, brands invest a lot of money and no on💖e likes to throw 🅷it away.
“Nobody likes not getting good results.
“They should try to be competitive as soon🍒 as possib🌳le.”
MotoGP bike engines will reduce𓂃 in size from 2027.
It is a change which Lorenzo agrees with.
“W🤡ith the change in regulations, in MotoGP they are ♑on the right path when they plan to reduce the power a little,” he said.
“Because the bikes 🧜are running, perhaps, too much.
“They are reaching almost 370 km/h, that💛 is a lot of speed.
“The limitation of aerodynamic꧅s may be another success.
“The motorcycle🌊s now go very fast in curves and generate a lot ꦯof turbulence, so overtaking is not seen that could occur without those fins and appendages.”
MotoGP bikes are unrecognisable from when Lorenzo started his premie🥃r class career.
“Technology is important,” he said about🧸 the bikes’ advancements.
“Since what is applied ꦯon the circuits ends up be🔯ing applied to street motorcycles and is something positive when it comes to selling safer motorcycles.
“So, if this stage in recen𒅌t years has helped evolve aerodynamics technology, let it be so that street motorcycles are a little saf🤪er.
“But it is true that, equally, th🌟e spectator does not appreciate that raಞcing motorcycles resemble a mini Formula 1 aesthetically and technologically.
“If removing the wings generates less turbulenc🏅e, the riders suffer less when overtaking and the motorcycles go a little slower in the curves,♛ we will benefit.”
MotoGP has undergone other major changes, notably th♍e inဣtroduction of a sprint race on the Saturday of every round.
“They have done an excellent job to make the races more competiti🍷ve each year,” ಞLorenzo said.
“With the electronics and the single control unit, no fac🌌tory can stand out above another on this point.
“They are offeri🍸ng concessions to some factories and the tyre is alsoꦏ unique.
“The implementation of Sprint races has been another success, s♑ince the public enjoys one🗹 more race.”

James was aꦐ sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.