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Ramon Forcada, Jorge Lorenzo's former crew chief, claims that Lorenzo was not as difficult to work with as commonly perceived. Lorenzo himself acknowledged the tensions during his MotoGP career, especially with rivals like Valentino Rossi.
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Jorge Lorenzo wasnât as bad as people made him out to be, says ex-crew chief
Jorge Lorenzoâs reputation for being difficult during his MotoGP career was well known, but according to his former crew chief Ramon Forcada, working with the three-time world champion wasnât as challenging as people often made it out to be.
Even Lorenzo has admitted that his time in the premier class was marked by plenty of tension, particularly with rivals like Valentino Rossi. As he put it: âtwo divas, very proud, and we thought we were the best.â
Lorenzo became something of a villain when he took on The Doctor at Yamaha. Yamaha had two of the fastest riders in the paddock on their bikes and there was always going to be some friction between them.
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Speaking on Duralavita, Lorenzoâs former crew chief, Ramon Forcada, shared his views on which MotoGP riders were the easiest and most challenging to work with.
The ex-Yamaha staffer pointed to 13-time Grand Prix winner John Kocinski as the toughest rider he worked with. But when it came to Lorenzo, a three-time MotoGP world champion, Forcada felt the reputation didnât quite match the reality.
He explained, âJorge was not difficult to work with. Working and living together is another thing, as in Jorge the rider, and Jorge the person. They are two different people.
âJorge had one excellent quality as a rider, which is why he won what he won. Itâs that he knew what he needed to go fast. The guy would tell you if you make the bike able to brake better in this corner Iâm going to win.â
Ramon Forcada stated that Jorge Lorenzo was not as difficult to work with as many people believed.
Jorge Lorenzo described his rivalry with Valentino Rossi as involving 'two divas' who were very proud and thought they were the best.
Jorge Lorenzo is known for being a three-time world champion in MotoGP, with a reputation for having a challenging personality.

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âThen you do it. Youâll do it with geometry, with suspensions, with this. But he knew exactly: If he wasnât going fast, why was that? Not everyone knows that.â
Speaking on the topic of the easiest riders to work with, Forcada pointed to seven-time Grand Prix winner Alex Barros as a standout.
The pair spent multiple seasons together during two separate periods at Honda, which coincided with some of the most successful stretches of Barrosâ time in MotoGP.
Forcada explained, âIâd say Barros, for sure, was the easiest. Maybe even too easy. Because the guy would get off his bike and tell you, âLook, this is whatâs wrong, and this is whatâs wrong.â
âThen heâd leave and never come back. And youâd say, âBut Alex, what have we done to this?â and heâd say, âNo, I know youâll fix it.â And that was it.â
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