Lorenzo looks to continue dominance at Misano

Jorge Lorenzo says he is "very motivated" to maintain his dominance of the Misano circuit and his status as the fastest Yamaha rider over teammate Valentino Rossi.

Lorenzo is the master of Misano, having finished first or second in all of his eight grand prix starts in the San Marino Grand Prix.

The 28 year-old Spaniard has no doubt he is in the prime of a glittering career, in which he is already the owner of 38 MotoGP wins and two world championships.

His Misano streak dates back to his second place in the 250cc GP in 2007, before his elevation to the Yamaha MotoGP squad as the precocious teammate to established star Rossi.

Lorenzo does not hide his claim, backed by the stopwatch, that in dry conditions he has the edge in speed over Rossi as the pair set themselves for a six race shootout to decide the world championship.

Rossi leads by 12 points going into Sunday's San Marino GP following his decisive victory in last week's rain-hit British GP at Silverstone, where Lorenzo slumped to fourth.

"Silverstone was disappointing because I didn't have the same feeling in the rain as the dry, and fourth-place meant I lost a lot of points to Valentino," Lorenzo said.

"But on the dry I am very fast, and we now arrive at a track that is very good for the Yamaha, and the M1 is very competitive this year. And Misano has always been very good for me as the results demonstrate."

"Now in dry conditions I am in the best moment of my career. I have a very good feeling on the bike and working with my team and understanding everything about the setup of the M1."

Lorenzo has won five races out of 12 so far this season and has led every lap in taking those clinically-executed victories.

But his record in MotoGP at Misano, either first or second for seven years, is simply stunning since joining the premier class in 2008.

From 2008, Lorenzo finished second for three successive years in races won by Rossi (2008 and '09) and then Honda rider Dani Pedrosa (2010).

Then from 2011 to 2013, Lorenzo won the San Marino GP, starting each time from second on the grid and taking the lead on the first lap.

In 2014, Lorenzo qualified on the pole, but finished second to Rossi after leading the opening three laps.

There is little wonder that Lorenzo is unconcerned that Rossi has been in training for his home race with a series of track days on a Yamaha R1 production bike.

"If the race on Sunday was on R1s then this would be a big advantage," Lorenzo said. "But I think it is more of an advantage for Marc Marquez, who tested his Honda here, a real MotoGP bike, in the summer. Even though he is a long way behind in the points, Marc will try to win all the races.

"But the most important thing for me for the points is I finish first and Marquez is second and Valentino is third, but I am sure Marc will try to win all the races and not help anyone."