Seventh in the MotoGP World Championship in 2017, Lorenzo scored 137 points. If we divide his annual remuneration of 12,5 million by this total, we obtain an amount spent by Ducati on the Spanish rider of 91 euros per points, which is not far from Valentino Rossi's record (approximately 240).
“I have a good contract because my market value was high, explains Jorge. A lot of drivers talk about it, but when I signed the contract, I had already been World Champion five times. I won a lot of victories – 44 in MotoGP, and achieved a lot of pole positions (editor’s note: 39 in MotoGP, 65 in total). I fought for the world title for nine years. I deserve my salary. »
“Obviously they say your worth is your last race. My last race ended in a fall so it's not very high! And last season was not good. But I'm lucky to be here for the passion because economically, fortunately I'm doing well. »
« I will be competitive if I decide to continue. My priority is to stay with Ducati to finish what I started, which is to try to win the world title. If it is possible to continue with Ducati, I will be very happy. It's too early to discuss it because we haven't talked about it yet, but I'm sure sooner or later it will happen and then we'll see what happens. »
“I think not only about my expectations, but about the whole team. We firmly believe that we can do it, that we can win the Championship. First, with Andrea. He didn't do it but he fought for the Championship until the end. He won a lot of races. »
“So now the team believes it is possible to do it. I'm looking forward to this year because it could be the first season for Ducati that its two riders will compete for the World Championship until the end. This is my will and this is what I am eager to see and what I am working to achieve. »
“We always need a high-performance bike at every race of the year. I'm confident the team will do it this season. And when that happens, it's a matter of being quick and faster than the rest. Winning races and fighting for the title will be the result of a lot of hard work. »
“You can't be sure of anything, but obviously I finished the championship at a pretty high level. Obviously it wasn't the level I wanted because I wanted to be like I was in my best period with Yamaha. I think I can do it with Ducati too. I hope we can do it from the start in Qatar and try to win the race. »
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