Jorge Lorenzo has ruled himself out of contention for this year’s MotoGP world title and says he is happy to bide his time before challenging for the crown.
“I concentrate on doing my job and going faster each lap. If I concentrate on other riders I won’t win,” he said.
“Valentino’s the present - I’ll work hard to be the future.”
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Although he said he was hoping to build on last year’s success when the 2009 Championship starts in Qatar, he said people needed to be realistic in their expectations.
“It’s not the same as going into MotoGP with no experience - I am still young but I have experience, so I will not expect six or seven crashes like last year.”
Unlike Rossi, 2008 rookie of the year Jorge Lorenzo is new to Bridgestone tyres, but his gained momentum during a sometimes challenging winter ‘apprenticeship’ on the Japanese rubber, and took fourth position in the final Jerez test.
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Lorenzo claims it will be difficult to repeat his stunning debut pole of one year ago, now that qualifying tyres have gone, but has his sights set on a firm podium challenge this weekend. Lorenzo finished second only to Casey Stoner at Qatar last year.
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