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Chicho Lorenzo doesn’t understand the fact that KTM has abdicated the pilot from Almada for Jack Miller
Chicho Lorenzo, father of Jorge Lorenzo, assured that he does not understand the exchange of Miguel Oliveira for Jack Miller on KTM even because he has known Portuguese since he was a child and knows what the people of Almada have to offer. “If we compare the two pilots and their history, Miguel is a methodical person, who likes things in their places. It is normal that the relationship, over time, has deteriorated and there is a negative energy at times [entre o piloto e a marca]”, began by mentioning Chicho in the podcast of the Youtube channel ‘Motogepeando’. The father of the former Spanish rider and usual MotoGP commentator made it clear that “you cannot miss the opportunity to be without a rider in the World with a record like this”. “This would be a wrong decision because given the few inhabitants that Portugal has and that is not an economically strong country to have a pilot [no MotoGP]… Look at Switzerland and how many riders it had in the championship. You can’t let Miguel Oliveira escape, you can’t. He is a driver with a CV and who never loses his mind on the track. He is a gentleman and a fighter, he deserves to stay in MotoGP”, he stressed.
At 27 years old, Miguel Oliveira “has nothing to prove”. “The most important thing is his CV. It’s a safe bet. Vice-Champion of Moto3 and Moto2, with four MotoGP victories, one of them in the rain on a KTM. He’s a good second rider for a factory team or someone to develop a bike. He would fit the Aprilia perfectly as well as the Ducati. As I said a few days ago, you have to get national riders riding in some places and where the Italians have to enter “, maintained still Chicho.
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By Flavio Miguel Silva
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