<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Keshav @ Jun 28 2009, 06:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>Lorenzo's itch didn't give him any edge at Assen. Has anyone seen any interviews
wherein he might have said something about why he was so far behind Rossi?
He wasn't so far behind, i don't know if you have seen the race once he passed stoner the gap was already around about 1.5sec to rossi.
Lorenzo and Rossi did very identical lap times for next 8 to 10 laps but it wasn't possible for leornzo to claw back that 1.5sec gap so he settled down for 2nd place.He is diffenatly thinking about championship now and happy to have 2nd place rather than try to catch rossi and crash which he would have done last year but he has shown lot of maturity this year so far.
wherein he might have said something about why he was so far behind Rossi?
He wasn't so far behind, i don't know if you have seen the race once he passed stoner the gap was already around about 1.5sec to rossi.
Lorenzo and Rossi did very identical lap times for next 8 to 10 laps but it wasn't possible for leornzo to claw back that 1.5sec gap so he settled down for 2nd place.He is diffenatly thinking about championship now and happy to have 2nd place rather than try to catch rossi and crash which he would have done last year but he has shown lot of maturity this year so far.