Jorge Lorenzo reverses fortunes, vertical orientation at Motegi

Jorge Lorenzo won the Grand Prix of Japan yesterday, ending a string of bad luck that started with a spectacular highside during practice for last year’s race in China. That incident began a series of seven crashes spanning three months that even Lorenzo’s heroic riding couldn’t overcome. Prior to them, Lorenzo was off to a great start to his MotoGP career, qualifying on pole for his first three races and winning his third at Estoril. Lorenzo went on to finish fourth in China, even after injuring himself in the highside. He went on to finish his premier season in fourth place.
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