During his career as a MotoGP rider, Jorge Lorenzo has had controversies and rivalries. One of those rivalries was with Dani Pedrosa. The two Spanish riders have never got on well on or off the track.
Lorenzo spoke to the podcast “The Wild Project” about his relationship with the Spanish rider.
– He was rude. But also because his childhood coach, when he was in his early 20s, was Alberto Puig, who was a dry and direct person. He was his influence, his sporting father, and he learned a lot from Alberto Puig and they behaved very similarly. Alberto won’t admit it, but there were rumors at the time that he told Pedrosa not to talk to rivals, not to shake hands or talk to rivals.
He added of Alberto Puig’s manner at the time: ‘At the time, Alberto Puig was also very strict and kept Dani on a tight leash and was very imposing. He imposed himself a lot on Dani and Dani tried to imitate him a bit, but don’t tell me why. The vast majority of people saw him as super good. If you ask journalists, they’ll tell you that he was a bastard, that he was rude and that he attacked.’