Jorge Lorenzo is blaming bad luck for preventing him from piling more pressure on Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP World Championship. Lorenzo is now 18 points behind his Movistar Yamaha team-mate after losing four more points in the title race in the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi, where the 28-year-old finished third behind Dani Pedrosa and Rossi after leading for much of the race. The two-time premier class champion was out in front until he encountered front tyre problems on the drying track, falling into the clutches of Pedrosa and Rossi in the closing stages. Lorenzo says the outcome was indicative of his misfortune this season and feels bad luck is working against him. “In Qatar, I had...
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