 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 2011, Lorenzo akaonekwa achipopotedzana nemumwe mutasvi Marco Simoncelli, uyo akanga ari pasi pemoto kubva kuna Lorenzo nokuda kwekutasva kwake kune ngozi. Simoncelli akapindura nokuyeuchidza Lorenzo nezvekumiswa kwake mumakwikwi mushure mekunge ave nehasha zvakanyanya achidarika mutyairi muna 2005, iyo yaisanganisira kupesana kwekupedzisira kwepamberi nePedrosa uye nguva gare gare kutora Alex de Angelis pasi. Lorenzo akati, Kana ikasabva kwamuri zvakare hapazovi nechinetso. Simoncelli akawedzerazve mafuta mumoto nokutaura kuti, Ndichasungwa, uko Lorenzo akatsamwa zvakajeka akapindura nokutaura kuti, Iyi haisi joke, tiri kutamba noupenyu hwedu pano. Simoncelli akataura kuti akanga achine matehwe ake ayo akasiyiwa akasviba pagumbo rinotsvedza mushure mechiitiko chakapfuura naLorenzo mumutambo wekupedzisira wemwaka. Simoncelli akafa gare gare gore iroro pashure pokunge adzingwa pashure pokuwira panzira yemakwikwi muMalaysia. 