Jorge Lorenzo is undoubtedly experiencing the most complicated period of his so far solid career. Since leaving the Yamaha cocoon, he has had to face adversity that he had partly managed to defy during his Ducati period. But he decided on a new challenge with Honda which turned sour. Arriving at Phillip Island for the Australian Grand Prix, he had to offer an official denial of a persistent rumor of a soon-to-be-announced retirement. And from Japan, he received advice from Marc Márquez which did not reassure him…
Arriving under the Repsol Honda team awning, Jorge Lorenzo was surprised to see an unusual concentration of journalists. The reason ? They were waiting for his statement announcing his retirement! Por Fuera therefore had to issue a denial to put an end to this rumor coming from a WhatsApp group: “ I'm so surprised. I was told there were rumors in a Whatsapp group. Today, rumors come from everywhere. From online chats, from the Internet, from conversations in the paddock. But you still need to understand whether these rumors are true or not. Of course they aren't true in this case, it's just a normal run. I have to try to improve my performance and style on the track »
The Majorcan insists: “ it was one of my favorite circuits, the 250cc category and the early years of MotoGP. Why shouldn't I get some of those feelings back? You never know. I'm very curious to get on this bike with these tires and see what I can do ". He is undoubtedly not the only one... Moreover, by declaring the top 10 as the ambition of his first race with the RC213V version 2018, Johann zarco positions itself as an adversary of Jorge Lorenzo this week-end.
That being said, Jorge Lorenzo also arrived in Australia with these last words of Marc Márquez pronounced upon departure from Japan: “ we spoke with Jorge” admitted the eight-time winner. “it’s obvious that this bike isn’t helping him but I repeated to him what I’ve always told him: this bike has a soul! You can change specific things, but she won't change them. »
