Valencia: Lorenzo lists his best MotoGP memories
The current MotoGP season may hav🐭e been a mi𒉰serable one for Jorge Lorenzo, who announced his retirement at Valencia on Thursday.
But w🌊ith 68 grand prix victories and five world championships, his career highlights definitely outnumber the lows.
"It's very difficult to chose one, because luckily I've lived a lot of very good moments," Lorenzo said at ♎his retirement press conference.
The current MotoGP season m𝔉ay have been a miserable one for Jorge Lorenzo, who announced his retir🏅ement at Valencia on Thursday.
But with 68 graꦺnd prix victori𝔉es and five world championships, his career highlights definitely outnumber the lows.
"It's very difficult to chose one, be꧅cause luckily I've lived a lot of very good moments," Lorenzo said📖 at his retirement press conference.
"But if I had🐷 to chose one, it would be Malaysia 2010," he declared, referring to his first MotoGP title victory, "because I achieved the most important title that any rider in the w🍌orld can achieve.
"This gave me a lot of freedom, a lot ༺of sat♔isfaction, and I was free, professionally."
Casting the net wider to include a top-five moments, Lorenzo added other career milestones, plus his incredible weekend at As🦹sen 2ꩲ013.
Lorenzo broke his collarbone in Thursday practice for the Dutch TT, had ꧑a plate inserted during surgery in Barcelona in the early hours of Friday, then flew back and rode to fifth place in the Saturday race!
"My top five [moments] would be my first [125cc] victory in Brazil 20൩03, my f𒁏irst [250cc] world title in Valencia 2006, then obviously the first MotoGP title [2010].
"I would put also Assen 2013, because I d⭕id something incredible that shows how the mind can push thℱe body to the limits.
"And then probably my last world title, here🃏 at Valencia in 2015."
The 2015 title victory, over ꦿteam-mate Valentino Rossi at the season finale, was also the only year to date in which Marc Marquez has been defeated in the premier-class.
After delving into the past, Lorenzo was asked to g𓆉lance into h𒈔is future.
"Well, I always said that life is not only about bikes," he replied. "There are many things to do in life. We all work in this sport, but billions ofꦍ people are working in other things!
" I have some passions, but I d🌊idn't think too much yet. I would like to do some long vacations this🎐 winter, somewhere sunny with beaches, and then I'll start planning my next chapter."
Lorenzo's final MotoGP weekend wi൲ll begin at Valencia on Friday morning.
🍷Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marq𒐪uez’s injury issues.
