Entering his 3rd year with Yamaha in 2010, Lorenzo has now officially been put under pressure by Brivio to score his first MotoGP crown in career. According to the Italian official, Lorenzo benefits from both the bike and the experience to challenge for the title.
“In the first two years he didn’t win like Casey and Valentino did, but I think going into 2010 it will be a different year and its kind of a new start. Talking about the top four, none of them are rookies anymore,” said Brivio, according to MCN.com.
“They are all potential world champions and now it is a big fight between them for the world championship. Whoever finishes second will be a loser. This is a condition that Valentino has had for the last ten years really. Now there can be no more excuses, you have to win the title,” added the Yamaha official.
Ever since he entered the MotoGP, the 22-year old Spaniard has been constantly improving his performances. From 1 win and 5 podiums in 2008 (when he took the Rookie of the Year honors and scored a 4th place in the overall classification) to 4 wins and 8 podiums in 2009 (when he finished runner-up in the series), Lorenzo's first natural step would be to beat his teammate to the world title.
His deal with Yamaha runs out at the end of this upcoming season, and a move to Honda for the 2011 season has been rumored ever since he signed the Yamaha extension last year. Plenty of riders are ending their current commitments at the end of the 2010 campaign – Rossi and Dani Pedrosa included – meaning the outcome of this year's championship will count a lot in the set-up of MotoGP's 2011 grid.
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