Lorenzo: It is a survival race for me
Jorge Lorenzo concedes he will run “a survival race” on his Repsol Honda debut in Qatar after suffering two crashes which have each triggered&nbജsp;major concerns.
A heavy high-side off during the opening stages of FP3 saw Lorenzo miss the re꧙mainder of the session to have x-rays before being given the g🅠reen light to return to action by the MotoGP medical team at the Losail International Circuit.
Lorenzo says he’s suffering with back pain as a result of the practice crash, but also has worries following a second off sustained at Turn 2 during ♒qualifying.
Jorge Lorenzo concedes he will run “a survival race” on his Repsol Honda debut in Qatar afte🙈r suffering two crashes which have each triggered major concerns.
A heavy high-side off during the opening stages of FP3 saw Lorenzo miss the reꦦmainder of the session to have x-rays before being given the green light to return to action by the Mot🎉oGP medical team at the Losail International Circuit.
Lorenzo says he’s suff🍷ering with back pain as a result of the practice crash, but also has worries following a second off sustained at Turn 2 during qualifying.
The Spaniard has been one of the most vocal ⛎supporters of moving the MotoGP race start time forward by one hour due to fears over track conditions caused by falling tem♔peratures.
The Repsol Honda rider has duly blamed his qualifying off on the cold conditions, with three other riders also falling at the same🥃 corner across Q1 and Q2, which has led to him calling his debut for the factory Hon♉da squad “a survival race.”
“It is a survival race for everyone but especially for me because my inexpe🤡rience of the bike and my condition. It is noౠw not only the wrist but especially now this back problem. I also have the foot and some fingers,” Lorenzo said.
“I am feeling pain everywhere so🦄 with𝄹 these conditions so cold for me it is going to be totally a survival race for everyone in general but especially for me.
“I have a some pain in my back, we are going to go to sleep now and see how I wake up tomorrow. If I feel not so well maybe I will need to do some more checks. If I feel better I wil♌l go to the track and see for the🌳 race tomorrow.
“It has not been a great day today, really unlucky with the൲ first crash. It was a combination of factors that made me crash and it was a very nasty crash. This creates some physical problems.
“As for the qualifying crash it was because the conditions were too cold. So it is not a good day f🍨or us.”
Lorenzo has qualified in 15th place for🍌 his Repsol Honda debut in Qatar, one spot behind former Yam♒aha team-mate Valentino Rossi.
The MotoGP race start time has not been moved forward by organisers fo﷽llowing talks at the riders safety commission meeting on Friday after FP2.
