Ce Italian Grand Prix start strong. The motorcycles have not yet set foot on the asphalt of Mugello that, already, the mood is set. Andrea Iannone informed us that he would not be on a Suzuki next year, giving a little more credence to the rumor that the deal would be made between the Hamamatsu factory and Joan mir. And then it becomes more and more clear that Jorge Lorenzo lives his last races with Ducati. For one, as for the other, the future destination remains a mystery. If Joe the Maniac can look towards Aprilia, the return of Por Fuera on a Yamaha seems possible. Which already makes Valentino Rossi laugh!
A few weeks ago, the thing seemed incredible. But here it is now a solid working hypothesis. What ? The return of Jorge Lorenzo on a Yamaha. Not official. But from the factory all the same, in a Marc VDS structure to be taken over and with partners like Petronas and Monster, able to pay part of the bill. Lynn Jarvis, for his part, just has to convince Iwata of a third state-of-the-art M1. What the in-tune firm has never done…
When asked about this perspective, Valentino Rossi, who has a memory, was at first amused “ after having blocked Yamaha's path to Johann Zarco, I will now try to stop Lorenzo! » Then he becomes serious again: “ I have been with Jorge for many seasons and he is a great driver. He can be very fast on a Yamaha ».
« But I think it will be hard for him. The general situation will be the same for us, since we currently have Zarco who is very strong. When you're at Yamaha, you always have a strong teammate or a fast rider on the same bike. From this point of view, it's complicated, but it's also very good because it gives you great motivation. You see another rider on the bike and it pushes you to learn, to try things, and to progress ».
