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74 Ducati take crucial Brno win
Ducati MotoGP boss Paolo Ciabatti says that Jorge Lorenzo’s current form is the cause of bittersweet emotions. The Spaniard continued his strong run of form at Brno this weekend with another podium finish, despite having only nine races left for the Italian manufacturer before he joins the factory Honda squad for the 2019 season.
After Lorenzo’s gritty battle on Sunday, Ciabatti said that the result shows that Lorenzo (who will become team-mates with Marc Marquez next year) still has time to achieve great things with Ducati. “Jorge told me after the race that more and more he understands little things about the bike that let him ride it at its fullest potential even if he doesn’t have the perfect conditions to do the usual Jorge thing and pull away at the start,” said Ciabatti. “There is always a certain amount of sadness when you realise that after nine races he will be racing with another team.
“Decisions get made and there is regret sometimes, but he is a Ducati rider until the last day of this season in Valencia and we will continue to support him and help him to win races until then.
“Apart from that, he is a person we’ve been living with for almost two years. He is a great character even if sometimes he says what he thinks too much and isn’t politically correct, but if you know him as a person he is a great character and we will always keep him in our hearts.”
‘He is a great character, even if he says what he thinks too much’