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I have to be happy, says Lorenzo

Jorge Lorenzo missed out on victory by less than a tenth of a second at the Sachsenring on Sunday although the injured second-placed man in the championship remains optimistic heading into this weekend's British Grand Prix, which is to be staged at Donington Park for the final time.

Lorenzo trails Rossi by 14 points in the championship

Like in Barcelona, Lorenzo was pipped to the post once again by World Champion team-mate Valentino Rossi in Germany. "Of course I am disappointed about the result in Germany but, considering my physical condition, I have to be happy about such a close second place," he said. "It's a pity we don't have a week off now - so I would have more time to recover - but I will try to relax for a few days at least and build my strength some more."

With a move to Silverstone coming next year, the MotoGP circus will be spending more time in Northamptonshire than Derbyshire in future years. "I like Donington a lot and this is the last year there so I would like to try and leave with a good result," said Jorge, echoing his team-mate's sentiments. "I expect that all the British fans are hoping for another race like at the Sachsenring so we will see what we can do, but of course I hope the result is reversed this time!"

Born on Majorca, the Spaniard is the first to point out the slightly worse climate on offer in the United Kingdom. "The weather at Donington can be bad so my biggest wish is that it stays dry - we had enough rain in Sachsenring!" he laughed. "However, if it does rain then that's not the end of the world either because we showed on Saturday that we are very strong in the wet as well."

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