After rebuilding his confidence with two sixth place finishes in the last two rounds, 21-year-old race-winning
MotoGP rookie
Jorge Lorenzo is looking to continue his 'recovery' during this weekend's German Grand Prix.
"I have recently started to train normally again after a gap of two months, which has been quite hard for me and I have been very tired lately!" said Lorenzo, whose stunning start to his MotoGP career was followed by a run of accidents and injuries, culminating in his withdraw from the Catalan Grand Prix.
"Since the accident in China I haven't been able to use the exercise bike or do proper cardiovascular work until last week, so I am just having to take my regime step-by-step to try to build my strength; I know that building my fitness back up is the best way to return to my former level.
"Even though it's been a hard time for me through the last two months I think that the crashes have made me stronger mentally; when you win it's easy but when things are going badly, this is when you learn more about yourself and this is very important to make you a better competitor.
"For the next race I have to keep trying to build my confidence with the bike. Sachsenring is a complicated track and my best result there is only third, but I don't think about statistics when I race. I just want to arrive at Sachsenring feeling relaxed and do my best to enjoy it," concluded Jorge, who joined Fiat Yamaha team-mate
Valentino Rossi in a visit to Misano for last weekend's Yamaha Fest event.
"It has not been an easy period for Jorge but he is getting more confidence back with every practice session and this is the important thing," declared team manager Daniele Romagnoli. "Unfortunately his progress wasn't reflected in the race at Assen because the setting was not perfect, specifically in the electronics and the chassis, but we know which areas we need to work on and we are confident we can give him a better package at Sachsenring.
