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Lorenzo hopeful on familiar soil
08 April 2008Estoril is one of only four circuits on the current calendar where Jorge Lorenzo has previously raced that he has not had a victory in any Grand Prix class. It is also one of only two current circuits where the 21-year-old has not had a pole position, but after starting from the front of the grid and finishing on the podium in each of the opening two races of his MotoGP career he has nothing to fear this weekend.
"I am feeling very happy at this early stage of the season; we have had two podiums and two pole positions in my first two MotoGP races!" exclaimed Lorenzo. "Of course I would like to have won in Jerez, but I think is too early to be worrying about victories, we are working a lot and progressing very well and this is the most important thing. The test in Jerez was very good and it seems that all the changes we're making to the M1 are bringing positive results; I hope every test will be as good!"
"In Estoril last year I was third and very close to my second championship, so it was an exciting time for me," he added. "That said it's always a very important race for Spanish riders because Portugal is our neighbour and many Spanish fans come to the race. It's actually not one of my best tracks however; I've never been better than third! The weather is quite unpredictable and the track is tricky with some very heavy braking zones but I know that Yamaha seems to go well there so I hope this will continue with me. It's the first track I've raced at this year at which I haven't tested, so it's going to be a new challenge and I will need to adapt on Friday with my team and go step by step from there. Once again however my aim for the race remains the same; to learn, enjoy, improve and do my very best once again."
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