I’ve suddenly become a big fan of Jorge Lorenzo. Talking to Suzi Perry on Sunday’s MotoGP coverage on the BBC, he talked about how he finds Dani Pedrosa to be a rude person, due to his “attitude after the race”. Good man!

I’m always suspicious of Spanish drivers and riders, thanks to Fernando Alonso and the aforementioned Dani Pedrosa. Irritating human beings of the highest order. I forget about the likes of rally legend Carlos Sainz and McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa, who I consider to be top chaps.

It’s not just his opinion of Pedrosa that makes me like Lorenzo. In the same interview, he talked very seriously about his relationship with his father, showing that he has some substance and is willing to open up. Unlike Alonso, the arrogant idiot.

I’m starting to warm to the BBC‘s coverage of MotoGP now. I ‘lost’ Eurosport about a year ago, and was genuinely disappointed to be without their commentary with Toby Moody, Julian Ryder and Randy Mamola – to the point that I refused to enjoy the BBC’s work.

Mainly because I thought that Steve Parrish and Charlie Cox’s coverage was a bit forced by comparison. But I can see through their slightly annoying buddy gags now, and enjoy the ludicrous turns of phrase – particularly from Charlie Cox.

Highlights from Sunday’s commentary were: “he needed that like a third armpit” and “lashing yourself to a corpse”. It turns out he’s used the first of those before.