Jorge Lorenzo has revealed what a difficult relationship he has with Valentino Rossi as Yamaha teammates

Gradually, as the years passed, more details became known about the intense rivalry and intense tension that existed at Yamaha in 2008, 2009 and 2010, with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi sharing a team with the Japanese brand, something to last. the Italian to try his luck with Ducati in 2011 and 2012 before returning again to Yamaha, where they both met in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

This time, Jorge Lorenzo spoke about the rivalry between two of the best drivers he has ever seen MotoGP. In an interview given to the Italian Maria Arreghini, which he himself shared on his social networks, the Balearic Islander spoke cryptically about that, responding to the following phrase that he launched in the past. Rossi on the Spaniard: “Lorenzo and I liked each other, we were angry, and we got along. We were a rather fiery couple of lovers. He was the rival I enjoyed the most.”

Jorge Lorenzo admitted that Valentino did not like the arrival of such a talented young rider at Yamaha and that theirs, more than a rivalry, was a “hostility.”

“Nice, very nice. He made a comparison as if we were a couple. I think in the beginning we didn’t like each other because, as is normal, Valentino, who is at the peak of his career, is God and doesn’t like of the driver. young man by his side. And he did everything so that I wouldn’t learn anything, creating that wall (in the box) and all that.”argument.

“So when I went to Ducati, we were far apart, we got along better. But as a team, the truth is, the relationship is one of many rivalries, almost animosity. Because we are two roosters in the same hen house. .. We like to win and beat each other. But when I retired and he retired, the relationship, of course, has completely changed. “We have nothing left to protect.”Jorge added.

Rossi and Jarvis have already given their versions

It should be remembered that when Jorge Lorenzo arrived at Yamaha in 2008, Valentino Rossi himself admitted that he was very upset by the team’s decision. “In 2008, Yamaha decided to make a team with two top riders. I was angry with Yamaha because I said to myself: ‘I came here, I won after 20 years, I deserve a rider who is quite less than me.’ But no, they decided to do it that way. Because of this, I changed bikes and went to Ducati because it was difficult for Lorenzo.”. said Rossi last year.

In 2020, Lin Jarvis, Yamaha’s head of MotoGP, also referred to the wall they decided to put in the box between Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo so that data could not be shared. “In the past, we had a very bad rivalry between Lorenzo and Rossi. The famous wall, which probably a lot of people don’t understand, was built mainly because we had Michelin tires on one side and Bridgestone tires on the other . And part of the rules established that data cannot be shared”said Jarvis three years ago.

“It’s hard to handle when you have the two best drivers in the team, but we did it and three years in a row we won the Triple Crown. “When you have competitive drivers, the team grows, they push each other and you just have to hope they don’t self-destruct.”Jarvis added at the time. But that intense competition is full of strife. It’s not easy for anyone.