The controversy has been dragging on for a while. Jorge Lorenzo faced Italian legend Giacomo Agostini for criticism of his performance in Ducati. But this Friday has had its last and roughest episode. A tough post on Instagram in which the Balearic Islands defended itself.

A few weeks ago, Agostini doubted in an interview at La Gazzetta dello Sport the level of the Spanish in the event that he returned to compete, as it seemed with his wild card with Yamaha for the Catalan GP (it will not be so finally). "For me Lorenzo is a bit of a risk. It is the second time that he has not been able to achieve results, after passing through Ducati and Honda . I repeat: motorcycles are motorcycles, a level rider goes fast on any mount" he assured.

A dart that lit the wick of Balearic pride. "But do I owe this man money or something? I failed in Ducati ... look how good. How easy it is to speak when you haven't been on a motorcycle for 50 years," he launched on his social networks the 15-time champion of the world, who returned to the charge: "The truth hurts. I do not need to lick anyone's feet and since I always congratulated him for doing great things, I am free to criticize him when he has failed. Unfortunately, Lorenzo did not do what was expected of him in Ducati ".

Lorenzo's response to this Friday has been much more extensive, going into technical details and comparing modern motorcycling with that of the Agostini era: "In the 1960s, racing on circuits with a very low level of safety, often the difference Between the fastest bike and the slowest was around 10 seconds . Some riders enjoyed such an advantage that they could afford to run (and win) in various categories the same year. "

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Hardly, the Spanish, who starts with the desire "not to have to deal with the new generations, staying fossilized in the memories of my victories, comparing the future with my past and saying: 'Me in my time ...'", Responds to Agostini: "I think you should understand is that each era of motorcycling has its history , each champion has its importance in the context in which he lived, both in terms of rivals and technology"

Although the most forceful is in the farewell: "Therefore, when someone (who knows circumstances and facts), affirms that I did not obtain results in Ducati, I cannot fail to be surprised. With all due respect, I think that resorting to" I in my times ... " or to the pure" resultadismo " to value the capacity of a champion of the modern time, seems to me a banality".

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