Back-to-back victories at Mugello and Catalunya have taken reꦕigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo to within seven points of Dani Pedrosa and the 2013 title lead.

Feeling 𝔍'stronger than ever', Factory Yamaha star Lorenzo is determined to keep the heat on Honda riders Pedrosa and Marc Marquez during this weekend's Dutch TT.

"Well, I'm quite happy after winning at Mugello and also Montmel?, two important victories for both me 🌠and the team for the Championship. We were in a very good shape these last two races and I feel stronger than ever and really hungry to win," said Lorenzo.

"I think in the last two races we made a quite big step on the bike to get the consistency on race pace. Assen has been my favourite track ever. I love the circuit, historic, quick and very flowing, but als🥀o I love the landscape, the ambience and I have always liked the country.

"I am very motivated to go thereไ and try to keep this line of winning, even more after our good test at Barcelona and Aragon, when we achie꧑ved some improvements for the future."

Assen 2012 was arguably the low point of Lorenzo's second title season. The Spaniard was taken out at turn one by Alvaro Bautista, destroying an engine in the processꦏ.

"I hope Assen is gꦅiving us a little bit more than la𒁃st year, the race was very short!" admitted Dutch team manager Wilco Zeelenberg. "We have to forget that now; last season at Assen we learnt that you might also need a bit of luck during races.

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