Jorge Lorenzo has provided a break-down on what🔯 made some of his fiercest rivals so special.

Lorenzo is five years into retireme༺nt fro🍰m a MotoGP career which yielded two championships.

He notoriously fought Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa in some of M🍌otoGP’s best-ever battles.

“Dani Pedrosa, Marc Marquez and Casey Stoner all amazed me. And Valentino Rossi, obviouslyꦉ,” he told .

Lorenzo on Pedrosa

The two Spaniards had a notorꦆious rivalry culminating in the King of Spainও forcing them to shake hands after the Spanish Grand Prix in 2008.

“Pedrosa was very strong♔ in the 125cc and 250cc because with the little guy he was, he had crazy techn🃏ique,” Lorenzo said.

“Above all he took great adva♑ntage of his weight to pick up the bike.

“Which was ✨very difficult and he was the first to make it so obvious.

“We copied everything with the technique.”

Lorenzo on Marquez

Lorenzo’s final 🎃season in MotoGP was as Marquez’s Repsol Honda teammate. Lorenzo experienced Marquez at his title-winning pomp.

“Marquez was a beast [with his m🌳entality],” Lorenzo said🔥.

“And the only rider who wouldn't tell you he likes to fall. Because no one likes to fall but he wasn't afraid of fall✅ing.

“And like a pitball he alw൲ays wanted to win even if he wasn't feeling well.

“On a circuit eꩲven if the bike wasn't working well, he had an ambition. He alwaꦦys wanted to beat you.

“He thought he was fallin🌜g but he wasn't afraid of falling. In this sense he was unique🥃.”

Lorenzo on Stoner

Stoner was also a 🐻two-time champion. In 2011, Stoner won his second title with Lorenzo as the runner-up.

“Stoner was a natural talent,” Lorenzo said.

“For example, the track was damp with patches of water, he took it ouꦉt of the garage and set the track record for you.

“It took everyone two or three seconds more.

“Therefore an imprꦓovisat🐭ion and an ability to see the limit of the track is immediately incredible.

“What a natural talent! You either have it♚ or you don’t…”

Lorenzo on Rossi

The feud between Lorenzo and Rossi req𓄧uired a wall separating the Yamaha garage when they were🧔 teammates. The fallout of the 2015 season - which Lorenzo won - is still felt today.

“Valentino? Very complete,” Lorenzo admitted.

“As a person, naturally very clever ♛and very ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚcharismatic.

“A great detachment, a rider who could improvise a lot 🧸with the bike.

“When he was in the race, he was t𒊎ired, he was gentle in the [pushing]. He was ꦓvery lucid.

“Very complete. He didn't have su🐠per quality but he was v𝔍ery complete.”